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The collapse of WTC 7

World Trade Center Building 7 (WTC 7) was a 47-story steel-framed skyscraper constructed during the 1970's.  It was part of the World Trade Center, all of which was leased by Larry Silverstein only a few weeks prior to 9/11.  It was not struck by any aircraft.  The photographic evidence suggests that there were fires in the building only on a couple of floors.  However, at 5:20 p.m. on 9/11, this building collapsed suddenly and at free-fall speed into its own footprint, exhibiting, according to many observers, all of the characteristics of a controlled demolition.  This was only the third time in the history of steel-framed skyscrapers that such a collapse, allegedly without explosives, had happened.  The first two occasions of such an event were the collapses earlier that day of World Trade Center Building 1 and World Trade Center Building 2, the twin towers.

Three different U.S. government authorities, FEMA, NIST and the 9/11 Commission, have been charged with explaining the events of 9/11, including the collapse of WTC 7.  None of these authorities have seriously investigated any hypothesis that is inconsistent with the official conspiracy theory that all of the destruction of that day was brought about exclusively by Arab Terrorists.  None of these authorities have been able to explain the collapse of WTC 7.  None of these authorities have been able to explain the observation of all of the characteristics of controlled demolitions, including the pools of molten metal found beneath the collapses for weeks after 9/11.

Some defenders of the official conspiracy theory suggest that the south side of WTC 7 was seriously damaged by falling debris from the twin towers.  However, critics of the official story respond that even if it were true that such damage occurred (and, they say, evidence of this damage seems to be lacking), and that such damage was sufficient to cause the collapse, damage on only one side of the building could not explain the perfectly symmetrical collapse that was observed.  In such a case, one would expect the building to have toppled over.

Critics of the official story point out that even if Arab terrorists had had the access to the World Trade Center buildings necessary to plant explosives and the technical expertise to do so (both highly doubtful propositions), the interests of these terrorists would have been better served if the buildings had toppled over instead of disappearing neatly into their own footprints.  The death toll and degree of destruction would have been far greater than they were.

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) - NO EXPLANATION

Dr. Shyam Sunder, lead investigator for NIST, was interviewed by Mark Jacobson for an article New York Magazine.  Sunder was asked was why WTC 7 collapsed.  He said "Truthfully, I don't really know.  We've had trouble getting a handle on Building No. 7."  Mark Jacobson, "The Ground Zero Grassy Knoll", New York Magazine, March, 2006.  

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) - NO EXPLANATION

FEMA, in its report on the collapse of WTC 7, concluded:  "The specifics of the fires in WTC 7 and how they caused the building to collapse remain unknown at this time ...  the best hypothesis [a fire-induced collapse] has only a low probability of occurence.  Further research, investigation, and analyses are need to resolve this issue."  FEMA World Trade Center Building Performance Study, Chapter 8:  Observations, Findings, and Recommendations.  

The 9/11 Commission - NO EXPLANATION

The 9/11 Commission, in all of its 571-page report, says absolutely nothing about the collapse of WTC 7.

Larry Silverstein, Leaseholder -- "THEY MADE THAT DECISION TO PULL"

Larry Silverstein, Leaseholder of the entire World Trade Center Complex, in an interview for the 2002 PBS documentary, "America Rebuilds", said:
"I remember getting a call from the, uh, fire department commander, telling me that they were not sure they were gonna be able to contain the fire, and I said, ‘You know, we’ve had such terrible loss of life, may be the smartest thing to do is, is pull it.  And they made that decision to pull and then we watched the building collapse." [click here to watch] [Analysis of this quote] 

Ground Zero EMT:  They were warned that WTC was going to be pulled

A New Jersey EMT has gone public on how emergency workers were told that Building 7 was going to be "pulled," before a 20 second demolition countdown broadcast over radio preceded its collapse.  [Read Article]

BBC Reported the Collapse of Building 7 twenty minutes before it collapsed.

Here is a link to a film that includes live footage aired by the BBC on 9/11.  As the reporter discusses the collapse of WTC 7, you can see WTC 7 still standing behind her.  While we encourage you to watch the whole film, the most interesting part of it is a ten-minute segment beginning at about 14:50.  The connection to this reporter is inexplicably lost about five minutes before the actual collapse.  Did somebody realize that if she had not been cut off, there would have been some immediate explaining to do?  Because she was cut off, viewers in Great Britain weren't made aware of the very disturbing prescience of this report.  [watch film]

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Steven Jones, PhD -- CONSIDER PRE-POSITIONED EXPLOSIVES

For one analysis of the collapses by a Physics Professor, see: "Why Indeed Did the WTC Buildings Completely Collapse?"  Steven E. Jones, Ph.D.

Other Papers on the collapses

Why the Towers Fell:  Two Theories by William Rice, March 1, 2007