Don't forget that most of the fuel in the wtc burned up immediately.
Some facts:
1) The overpass was not built to take a 4 alarm fire or the impact of a commercial plane like the WTCs were.
2) The only thing that burned under the overpass was gas and the trucks.
3) We don't know how long the fire burned under the overpass.
4)
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Originally Posted by The article
Heat exceeded 2,750 degrees, softening and buckling steel beams and melting bolts,
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vs. the fact that
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Originally Posted by Popular Mechanics
Jet fuel burns at 800° to 1500°F, not hot enough to melt steel (2750°F)
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While the gas fire was unfortunate and the traffic was HORRIBLE, it shouldn't cast too much doubt on the questions surrounding 9/11.