For unknown reasons, the steel apparently melted away. But no fire in any of the buildings was believed to be hot enough to melt steel outright. Two agencies investigated the collapse. One was FEMA, which relied on volunteers, and the other was NIST, the National Institute for Standards and Technology funded by Congress. FEMA's explanation is that falling debris from the North Tower damaged the outer facade of Building 7 and started a series of fires in the lower floors. (06:52–07:04)
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Asserts that FEMA and NIST investigated the collapse of the World Trade Center.
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