Hi-jack fall-out

[Brad DeLong]

>
>>  >
>>  >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.
>>  >
>>  >
>>  >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.
>
>d^2

Ah. I thought it was 25,000 per tower...

This is good news.

Brad DeLong