WTC 7: What Happened? Why Did It Collapse?

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The discussion centers on the collapse of World Trade Center 7 (WTC 7), which occurred due to severe fire damage and structural impacts from the north tower's collapse on September 11, 2001. Participants highlight that WTC 7 was the third building to fall, contrary to the common perception of only two towers being destroyed. The event is documented in detail on Wikipedia, providing a factual basis for understanding the circumstances surrounding the collapse. The topic is sensitive and often leads to conspiracy theories, prompting moderators to ban related discussions.

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Yesterday is the first time I heard that there where three WTC buildings, not two that was destroyed. How/Why did the WTC 7 go down?
 
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It was severly damaged in the collapse of the twin towers. There is a wiki artical.
 
WTC 7 collapsed due to fire and damage from the collapse of the north tower. You can read about it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7_World_Trade_Center

Since this topic quickly leads to conspiracy theory and the nutcases will invariably come out of the woodwork at seeing this, it is a banned topic.
 
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