"Ian Johnston" wrote:

On Mon, 25 Jul 2005 16:14:22 UTC, Tony Polson wrote:

: "Roger T." wrote:

: The fact that the building did not collapse on impact is neither here nor
: there other than it gave those fortunate enough to be under the point of
: impact more time to escape. Those above the impact were doomed the moment
: the planes hit.

: Doomed? ... except for the fact that so many of them escaped.

I though the statistics were that nobody from the floors of impact or
above survived?

I read reports of people being evacuated down stairwells past the
floors affected by impact until the fireproofing no longer worked.
How many escaped that way, I don't know.

However it is remarkable, and a tribute to the design, that so many
from below the impacts survived.

Agreed.