“The real lead conspirator was the United States,” McMahon wrote in granting the men’s request for compassionate release, effective in three months. District Judge Colleen McMahon said in her ruling Thursday. Onta Williams, David Williams and Laguerre Payen - three of the men known as the “Newburgh Four” - were “hapless, easily manipulated and penurious petty criminals” caught up more than a decade ago in a scheme driven by overzealous FBI agents and a dodgy informant, U.S. In the decades since the World Trade Centre was designed, buildings have become taller and more complex, as societies demand sustainable and cost-effective housing in large cities.NEW YORK (AP) - Three men convicted in a post-9/11 terrorism sting have been ordered freed from prison by a judge who deemed their lengthy sentences “unduly harsh and unjust” and decried the FBI’s role in radicalizing them in a plot to blow up New York synagogues and shoot down National Guard planes. There have since been changes to building codes and standards on improving the structural performance of buildings on fire, as well as opportunities to escape (such as added stairwell requirements).Īt the same time, the collapse of the twin towers demonstrated the very real dangers of fire in high-rise buildings. The disaster highlighted the importance of having a "global view" of fire safety for a building, as opposed to focusing on individual elements. What does this mean for high-rise buildings?īefore 9/11, progressive collapse was not well understood by engineers. In 2007, the National Institute of Standards and Technology also published a best practice guide recommending risk-reducing solutions for progressive collapse. While there are different theories regarding how the progressive collapse of Building 7 was initiated, there is consensus among investigators fire was the primary cause of failure.īoth official reports made a range of fire safety recommendations for other high-rise buildings, including to improve evacuation and emergency response. The debris from the collapse of the North Tower set at least ten floors alight in the nearby World Trade Centre 7, or "Building 7", which also collapsed about seven hours later.
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