High Rise Fire Study Provides Insight Into Deadly Wind-Driven Fires (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

High Rise Fire Study Provides Insight Into Deadly Wind-Driven Fires

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An abandoned apartment building on Governor's Island, N.Y., provided a real-life laboratory for fire researchers studying wind-driven fires and tactics to combat them. The Statue of Liberty can be seen to the left of the island.

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