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How the terrifying evacuations from the twin towers on 9/11 helped make today's skyscrapers safer

  • Written by: Erica Kuligowski, Vice-Chancellor's Senior Research Fellow, RMIT University

The 2001 World Trade Center disaster was the most significant high-rise evacuation in modern times, and the harrowing experiences of the thousands of survivors who successfully escaped the twin towers have had a significant influence on building codes and standards. One legacy of the 9/11 tragedy is that today’s skyscrapers can be emptied...

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