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> >Look: 50000 people worked in those buildings. If half were trapped, we
> >have 25000 dead. If 1/3 were trapped, we have 17000 dead.
> >
> >It takes time to evacuate: those people didn't have much time.
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> >
> >Brad DeLong
>
Fifty thousand refers to the whole complex including the shops and underground station. More like ten thousand per tower in the actual buildings. Three hours is plenty of time to evacuate a building for the people below the flames.
The casualties will still be horrendous, but I would think that 25k is very much on the high side.
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