Steel-frame building collapses
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Overview
This page is for gathering data on collapses of steel-frame buildings, as well as information on steel-frame buildings subjected to extreme stress without collapsing.
Notes
Fireproofing is only intended to withstand fire for 2 hours.
List
Fires
need more specifics
- Caracas, Venezuela, 56 floors: 26 floors burned for 17 hours
- Los Angeles, First Interstate Bank: 5 stories burned for 3.5 hours
- Philadelphia, 91 Meridian Plaza, 38 floors: 8 floors burned for 18 hours
- New York Plaza, 50 stories: burned for 6 hours
All of these buildings are still in use.