How the Terrifying Evacuations from the Twin Towers on 9/11 Helped Make Today’s Skyscrapers Safer
Post-9/11 building codes
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The 2001 World Trade Center disaster was the most significant high-rise evacuation in modern times, and the harrowing experiences of the thousands of survivors who successfully escaped the Twin Towers have had a significant influence on building codes and standards. One legacy of the 9/11 tragedy is that today’s skyscrapers can be emptied much more safely and easily in an emergency.