Documentation of the Fuel System for Emergency Power in World Trade Center 7. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1-1J) ***DRAFT for Public Comments***

Published

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

R A. Grill, D A. Johnson

Abstract

This report was prepared to support the analysis of building and fire codes and standards of the National Institute of Standards and Technology World Trade Center (WTC) Investigation. As part of the investigation of WTC 7, the fuel oil distribution system is being analyzed as a possible cause of fire initiation. The purpose of this report is to document the fuel oil distribution systems (including all fuel oil tanks, pumps, generators, routing of the piping, and system functions) and the associated fire protection features of the fuel oil system that existed in WTC 7 at the time of the collapse.

Citation

National Construction Safety Team Act Reports (NIST NCSTAR) - 1-1

Report Number

1-1

NIST Pub Series

National Construction Safety Team Act Reports (NIST NCSTAR)

Pub Type

NIST Pubs

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Keywords

World Trade Center, high rise buildings, building collapse, disasters, terrorists, terrorism, fire safety, fire investigations, fuel systems, power supplies, compartments, diesel fuels, fire protection, sprinklers, fuel oils, inspection, storage tanks

Citation

Grill, R. and Johnson, D. (2005), Documentation of the Fuel System for Emergency Power in World Trade Center 7. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1-1J) ***DRAFT for Public Comments***, National Construction Safety Team Act Reports (NIST NCSTAR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=908964 (Accessed October 11, 2025)