| Revision as of 23:33, 14 September 2010 editWiiAlbanyGirl (talk | contribs)443 edits adding reference, rewording some of the paragraph and removing the unsourced sentence about people being in Stairwell A/South Tower (seems like this was actually from Stairwell A/North Tower)← Previous edit | Latest revision as of 13:01, 11 August 2018 edit undo22merlin (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users3,272 edits ←Changed redirect target from Collapse of the World Trade Center#Collapse of the South Tower to Collapse of the World Trade Center#South Tower collapseTags: Redirect target changed 2017 wikitext editor | ||
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| '''Stairwell A''' was a stairway that was left intact after the ] hit the South Tower of the ] during the ]. It was believed to have remained intact from 9:03 am, when United 175 hit the tower, up until 9:59, when it ]. 14 people were able to escape the floor of the impact zone (including ] who saw the plane coming at him), and 4 people from the floors above the impact zone. Numerous 911 operators who received calls from individuals inside the South Tower were not well informed of the situation as it rapidly unfolded in the South Tower. Many operators told callers not to descend the tower on their own, even though it is now speculated that Stairwell A was most likely passable at and above the point of impact before the Tower's collapse. <ref>{{Cite book | last = National Commission on Terrorist Attacks | title = The 9/11 Commission Report | publisher = W. W. Norton & Company | date = July 22, 2004 (first edition) | url = http://govinfo.library.unt.edu/911/report/911Report_Ch9.pdf | pages = 294 | isbn = 0393326713}}</ref> | |||
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