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https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10669-008-9182-4
For months after the destruction at the World Trade Center (WTC) on 11th September, 2001, the fires at Ground Zero (GZ) could not be put out, despite the following facts.

-Several inches of dust covered the entire area after the destruction of the WTC buildings.
-Millions of gallons of water were sprayed onto the debris pile.
-Several rainfall events occurred at GZ, some heavy; and
-A chemical fire suppressant called Pyrocool was pumped into the piles (Lipton and Revkin 2001).

The characteristics of these un-extinguishable fires have not been adequately explained as the results of a normal structure fire, even one accelerated by jet fuel. Conversely, such fires are better explained given the presence of chemical energetic materials, which provide their own fuel and oxidant and are not deterred by water, dust, or chemical suppressants.

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