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Fire Sweeps 1 WTC's 88th Floor

84 firefighters responded, put out the flames

By Kate Seamons,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 8, 2012 7:34 AM CDT | Updated Aug 8, 2012 7:48 AM CDT

(Newser) – A fire broke out this morning on the 88th floor of 1 World Trade Center, the centerpiece of the new WTC complex. The blaze was called in around 7:45am, and 84 firefighters responded. CBS New York reports it was extinguished by 8:30am. The cause and scope of the fire remain unknown at this time, but the FDNY apparently said sparks from welding could be the culprit.

In this April 17, 2012 file photo, One World Trade Center, rises above the lower New York City skyline as the National September 11 Memorial can be seen at lower right.
In this April 17, 2012 file photo, One World Trade Center, rises above the lower New York City skyline as the National September 11 Memorial can be seen at lower right.   (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
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njgreen
Aug 8, 2012 5:10 PM CDT
"Fire Sweeps"?!?!!??  It was a false alarm: http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/08/08/13179811-fire-scare-on-88th-floor-of-1-world-trade-center-was-false-alarm  This is journalism?
Comp_User
Aug 8, 2012 12:23 PM CDT
Did the building collapse into its own foot print like the other 3 towers? Building 7 just had a small fire before it collapsed into its own foot print. It was the only steel framed building in the history of this planet to do this that was not hit by a jumbo jet.
MisterE
Aug 8, 2012 10:12 AM CDT
84!!? for one small fire? Anyone now wonder why cities are in debt paying overtime for "public servants"? TRUE STORY: Firefighters and police complained over who was getting the overtime "working at 9/11 cleanup". Now 10 years later they complain they have "disabilities from working there". TB?, tired butt!
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