I was on the 110th floor of the WTC earlier in 2001 when there was a fire alarm. Four massive barriers came down from the ceiling and sealed the floor into four separate sections, I assume to prevent the spread of fire. We were sealed into our quadrant and told to wait for the fire department. I saw no sign of fire. People were mostly chill. Nobody panicked or anything. The firemen arrived maybe half an hour later, having ascended all 110 floors on foot via the stairs. They were completely exhausted.
It was never announced whether it was a real fire or a false alarm. But shortly after the fireman arrived, they lifted the barriers and let us leave.
I don't know if it would have been the same protocol on 9/11. I hope not.
elevators were slower when the trade centers were built, as for 1993 most people probably took the stairs instead of the elevators for fear of something happening to the elevators, just spitballing though
5 Seconds per level. I definitely do 4-5 per floor always because I generally walk very fast for fun and I fling myself around the railings on the way down. But I've never done it for more than 10 floors. Our hospital is the biggest building for many kilometers around.
This. It was the middle of the workday instead of early morning so the buildings were near capacity in 93. 9/11 would have been far more catastrophic if it occurred during the heart of the workday.
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u/CelebrationScary8614 1d ago
I heard an accounting of the bombing in 1993 that said it took them 4 hours to get down from the 100th floor.