While there is a wide range of possible explanations for the collapse of the South Tower (2 WTC) before the North (1 WTC), it is believed that the lower impact of the plane on the tower (a full 15 stories under the same point on 1 WTC) and the passing of shrapnel and parts of the plane through three of four floor beams weakened the structure at an accelerated rate and brought 2 WTC down before its counterpart.
The second twin tower collapsed at 10:28 am
Yes, the North Tower (also referred to as 1 WTC) was the second of the towers to collapse.
The South tower at 9:59 AM
There was a 29 minute gap between the collapse of the towers.
Twin TowersThe first tower (South) collapsed at 9:59 a.m and the second tower (North) at 10:28 a.m. September 11, 2001 .
It collapsed an hour after it was hit with the first plane. remember 9/11
10:10 18 min before the north tower
The south tower, while the last to be hit was the first to collapse. It fell at approximately 9:59, and the north tower at 10:28.
It took 102 Minutes for the North Tower to Collapse.
It took 102 Minutes for the North Tower to Collapse.
Same time.
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