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The majority of vehicles that caught fire were on the north side of the WTC complex, in the area around WTC 7. The furthest away that vehicles caught fire was the West Street Parking Lot. Most of the vehicles were in the ‘small debris’ zone and often there is some aluminum cladding near by
For example, one article from The Philadelphia Inquirer dated September 13, 2001 entitled “Workers removing debris - and bodies” states, “Mangled or burned vehicles littered the disaster scene. … Cars mangled by the explosion were towed away to make room for recovery efforts. At the corner of Duane Street and Broadway, about eight blocks from the World Trade Center, a car burned beyond recognition was stacked on top of a flattened Cadillac Seville. Next to that steel sandwich were a bent Port Authority Police van and charred police, fire and emergency vehicles.” Also, Governor Pataki was quoted on Larry King Live on September 11, 2001 (transcript available here) as saying “We have national guard heavy equipment, wreckers and tow trucks and others trying to help out with police and fire who are going through the rubble and trying to just find as many people that we can save and rescue and help those who need our help as possible.” Firehouse.com quoted Tom McDonald, Assistant Commissioner of Fleet and Technical Services for the FDNY regarding Ground Zero on 9/11: “It was not until late in the evening of September 11 that McDonald was able to get eight to 10 tow trucks and drivers into the area to start moving equipment out.” On September 12, 2001, CourtTV News reported here that “Abandoned and damaged cars were being towed away. Cars parked closest to the trade center were crushed.” The Hampton Union, in a news article covering a local Towing Association trade show in May, 2002, lamented that the Staten Island Garage, which won Best of Show at the previous year’s show, was unable to attend this year because, “They've been at ground zero since last September.” A reporter for the Chicago Sun Times stated that on September 20, 2006, “Tow truck drivers zip down quiet streets in the dead of night, carting ash- covered, badly crumpled patrol cars.”
Originally posted by thedman
reply to post by kidtwist
Wonder how burned cars got so far from WTC ...?
Easy - they were towed there during the cleanup
Or did you fail to consider that aspect
Look at picture posted by SIX SIGMA - show cars under the FDR Drive in Manhattan after during towed there
Originally posted by kidtwist
Sorry but I would take anything six sigma says with a pinch of salt.
Why would you tow then to another street location, to then tow them away again for scrapping?
Originally posted by Six Sigma
Originally posted by kidtwist
Sorry but I would take anything six sigma says with a pinch of salt.
Why would you tow then to another street location, to then tow them away again for scrapping?
Look at the pictures again. Then read the OP again. Tell me if the OP is correct.