By: Gary D. Barnett
A massive fire broke out this morning in a 25 story Los Angeles apartment building. This was a windswept fire that burned very hot for a long time, and it took firefighters 1 hour and 19 minutes to extinguish the flames after much damage.
The fire started on the 6th floor and spread quickly. This same building had been on fire in 2013 as well, with a fire that stared on the 11th floor. This building was built in 1961, and was not built to codes that are mandatory today. This was not a heavy steel supported building, one that is rated for very hot fires.
What an amazing story, as the Twin Towers on 9/11 came down due to fire, and totally collapsed in their own footprint in seconds, after fires that had lasted 1 hour and 42 minutes, and 57 minutes respectively. These were two of the best built, and most extensively fireproofed buildings in the world, but they came down immediately while this apartment building in L.A. has been on fire twice, and is in perfect shape except for the damage isolated to the fire.
Will wonders never cease? This defies logic, engineering, and science, as old apartment buildings stand strong while modern fireproof buildings burn and collapse in a few seconds due to fire.
This is truly amazing!
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