Raw Video: Fire Rages at Beijing Hotel

An unfinished luxury hotel, next door to China Central Television's landmark headquarters in downtown Beijing, went up in flames Monday just after being showered with sparks from fireworks set off during a holiday celebration. (Feb. 9)

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[Johnalexgray]

Ive heard that the steel used in the building could not be melted by jet fuel because the steels melting point was higher than the fire could burn

[cytuber]

Forget the term "into its own footprint. if youre hung up on where each brick fell.

The point is this: ALL 3 fell vertically -- almost perfectly without one even slightly TOPPLING OVER.

How is that possible? Its not, because it would mean each floor would have to fall at the same time and exert the same force on the floor beneath all the way down floor by floor.

When you consider the damage on each blg was very different, it becomes a joke.

[usindependent50]

@Johnalexgray

There were very large and intense fires in building seven. Of course you dont see the worst fires because there is very little footage of the south side of the building. The structure was compromised. First responders have been saying that.

Do I need to explain it again. Those girders and columns are very close together which makes them stronger than the long trusses in WTC7.

Watch:

watch?v=kMr3ZSL6l-4&feature=ch­annel_video_title

watch?v=Klac_3f2NAI&feature=ch­annel_video_title

[Johnalexgray]

@usindependent50 do you see the fire in this video? the small fires in wt7 were nothing compared to this. and yet fire like this could not cause this building to collapse. so how could a fire such as this cause a building like wt7 to fall down. WT7 was a hardened building i should add.

[usindependent50]

@Johnalexgray Thats not free fall. And the building could fall at such speeds after the interior of the building was compromised. What you dont see is how the interior is basically non-existent.

[Johnalexgray]

@usindependent50 and?

[usindependent50]

@Johnalexgray

It took building seven 18 seconds to fully collapse. The collapse began in the east pent house and then progressively east to west. 

[Johnalexgray]

@usindependent50 the twin towers and building 7 fell at free fall acceleration. Thats impossible unless all resistance is removed.

[usindependent50]

@Johnalexgray

Building Seven is the only real mystery left.

[Johnalexgray]

@usindependent50 are you talking about building 7 now?

[usindependent50]

@Johnalexgray

The one thing that is dificult for theorists to conclude is the fact that minutes before you see the east penthouse collapsing the building has already begun its collapse. Minutes before the actual collapse connections are being lost and the interior is failing, initially in the east, then through the core which causes the complete collapse. Why'll the interior is being compromised the more rigid outer shell stays in place until the core is compromised by the progressive collapse.

[Johnalexgray]

@usindependent50 loss of integrity cannot explain why the building fell in a uniform free fall acceleration.