Context of '6:47 a.m. September 11, 2001: WTC Building 7 Alarm Not Operating'
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According to later reports, the alarm system in WTC 7 is placed on “TEST” status for a period due to last eight hours. This ordinarily happens during maintenance or other testing, and any alarms received from the building are generally ignored. [National Institute of Standards and Technology, 6/2004, pp. 28
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Several small fires burn inside World Trade Center Building 7.
[Source: New York City Police Department]World Trade Center Building 7 is reported to be on fire. [CNN, 9/12/2001]
By this time, 358 New York City firefighters and paramedics are on sick leave or light-duty because they have the “World Trade Center cough” (see November 26, 2001). [Newsday, 9/10/2002]