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Author
Dunn, V.
Title
Why Do Burning Buildings Collapse?
Journal
Firehouse, Vol. 32, No. 3, 26,28,30, March 2007
Keywords
building collapse | death | fire fighters | fire departments | World Trade Center | fire statistics
Identifiers
leading causes of fireground deaths; age of buildings; abandonment of buildings; use of lightweight construction materials; faulty or illegal renovations; World Trade Center (110-story-high) Towers, Manhattan, New York, September 11, 2001; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH