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Originally posted by ChrisCantSkate
jet fuel burns for a while and very hot. my dad had to use some to burn something at a job of his 20 something years ago and the 55 gal drum they used burned for 2 days. it was in a more confined area and wasnt "exploded" everywhere but that fire burnt for a long time and very hot, it could have easily melted steel

Actually jet fuel burns at roughly 550 degrees celsius (roughly 1,000 degrees fahrenheit) depending on evironmental factors like wind, oxygen supply, etc. The steel in the two main towers was high grade industrial steel certified to 3,000 degrees fahrenheit (though it probably would've softened considerably around 2,500 degrees since 3,000 is the melting point). Similarly, not long ago, a hotel building in Madrid of similar construction burned continually for 3 days at a temperature of around 800 degrees celsius (close to 1,500 fahrenheit). What happened to it? It's frame is still standing waiting to be dismantled by the city.