Lord Herbert wrote on Sep 18^th, 2015 at 7:41am:


Confusion and Panic. When these 2 mates turn up....anything can and does happen.

Ex Dame Pansi wrote on Sep 18^th, 2015 at 8:28am:


Ahhh good point.

However, nothing about this incident was routine.

This incident was in fact unique..particularly in terms of scale.

Ex Dame Pansi wrote on Sep 18^th, 2015 at 8:28am:


Wrong answer.

In the documentary I saw, there were firefighter bosses who were right there having already witnessed the first tower collapse because of the heat - but in spite of that were organising groups of firefighters to 'kit-up' and wear oxygen tanks, before then walking calmly towards the second tower.

That's two dud answers so far.

Would anybody else like to have a shot at answering this question?

Those firemen walked towards and into that second and remaining tower like sheeps to the slaughter. The term 'zombies' comes to mind as no other description fits the scenario.

Lord Herbert wrote on Sep 18^th, 2015 at 7:41am:


It is a fierce sense of duty that incites people to do their employment, despite the danger. I work in the transport industry, considered part of the most dangerous jobs in Australia. Though, I think my job really only entails the threat of car accidents. I have also worked in the taxi industry. That entailed the threat of robberies, car accidents, assaults. Finally, in my younger days, I worked in retail. The threat I had received was verbal abuse, sexual harassment, age discrimination, and a robbery (with a few attempted robberies).

However, these threats and incidents pale in comparison to the arduous circumstances that the fire officials had to endure on one day of their lives. Unfortunately, many of them had to make that sacrifice to try and save the lives of a few. Those sacrifices included having to run up the stairs to the impact zone with little protection. Not many of those fire officials would have thought that the towers were to collapse. But I bet all of them had a strong idea that the towers could collapse. To go in and save some lives despite the odds, that is bravery.

I sat at home, watching some of the events unfold on the news. Though I thought that the first tower would not fall, there was little doubt that at some point in the future, the second tower would have probably fallen. Either demolished a few days later for safety considerations, or as a result of the impact and fire damage.

Realistically, Herbert, you should show the decision of emergency services personnel a lot more respect.

Lisa Jones wrote on Sep 18^th, 2015 at 10:33am:



I don't know the answer, but I'm not looking for diversionary comments and irrelevancies here.

Be specific.

Herb they kept entering the buildings because they didn't expect them to fall down.

There is no way the twin towers could have fallen by being hit with a Boeing 767 Aeroplane.

That rubbish about the fuel melting the steel is just that rubbish, look up at what temperature steel melts and the hottest temperature that aircraft fuel can achieve.

Other buildings (skyscrapers) have had hotter fires burning for longer and NONE have fallen.

The twin towers and building seven were brought to the ground by controlled demolition.

Controlled demolition.

Amadd wrote on Sep 18^th, 2015 at 3:59pm:


Bingo! Onya Amadd!