Cause And Effect Essay On 9/11

On September 11th 2001 one of the worst events in American history went down. Two Boeing 767 planes hit and destroyed the Twin Towers in Manhattan, New York. Due to the destruction of the buildings it brought up many questions as to why the buildings fell and the overall construction and stability of the buildings. Over weeks of research it has been seem that the construction and lack of stability in the buildings caused the most deaths. Due to lack of fireproofing and locations of exits and safety issues the building collapsed allowing hundreds if not thousands of people to die. The buildings flaws in constructions caused the deaths of many people and is the main cause/reason of death in the twin towers.

In the light of the construction of

the buildings, fireproofing was a major problem with the Twin Towers. According to Roger. G. Morse, a fireproofer that worked on the Twin Towers, there were major flaws in the building. Rust had existed and been fireproofed over, allowing the fireproofing to come off in large sheets and leave the columns exposed and with no resistance. Morse says that it is very likely that most of the fire proofing could have come off on the floors on impacts allowing the beems to melt and furthermore causing the buildings to collapse. Fireproofing was a big issue within the building, and because it wasn't done right many people died.
Another problem with the building was that the exits were not correctly installed/placed.

On page 19 and 94 in 102 Minutes it shows where the buildings exit stairs were located and which ones were destroyed. On page 19 Kevin Flynn and Jim Dwyer explain that “The plane cut through the building destroying all 3 stairs located at the center of the building as the building code permitted”(Dwyer, Flynn 19) This was not the correct thing to do for the building, further supported by the New York Times saying “Neither building had enough staircases to meet any of the major building codes in the country, including New York City's.” This shows further that the staircases were constructed wrongfully and allowed the plane to destroy all 3 at the same time, causing hundreds of people their lives that were at the top of the building. The staircases where a major flaw in the buildings construction and was a leading cause in the deaths of hundreds of

people.
Finally, the last problem with the building was its overall vulnerability. With preparations for high winds and some fires, it didn't have anything for the most common thing of all, rust. Much of the steel beams inside the building had rust according to Morse. This was a major contributor to why the fireproofing fell off. Rust left the columns exposed and allowed fires to carve though the building even easier. Not to mention causing Asbestos and health risks. The rust on the beems allowed the fireproofing to fall off in big sheets, and according to Morse they construction team knew that might happen and did nothing about it. Rust was also a big factor towards why the building failed to stand after the planes hit.
On the other side of the argument, they state that the building was secure just not prepared for a full plane to hit the Twin Towers.

However if you look at statistics and interviews from workers if the building had been properly insulated and fireproofed it would of had enough resistance to withstand a plane hitting it. In 102 minutes Kevin Flynn and Jim Dwyer state that the fire most likely went out within 10 minutes. But the resonating heat caused it to melt the beams and thus collapsing the building. So with the proper insulation and fireproofing of the building it would have been able to stay standing and save hundreds if not thousands of

lives.
In conclusion the buildings fell due to lack of safety and the construction of the building had major faults that were not dealt with properly. Many more problems occured in the building, but these were the most important. Some other reasons for deaths were not working together and many other reasons. But if the building had not collapsed it would have saved hundreds if not thousands of lives. The construction of the buildings was the cause of the most deaths and the most important reason as to what went wrong with the building on September 11th 2001.