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Decision not to fireproof the new World Trade Center Transportation Hub criticized

Decision not to fireproof the new World Trade Center Transportation Hub criticized

Some criticized the decision, reasoning that the structure could be a terrorist target.


By By BD+C Staff | December 29, 2011
A Deputy Commissioner for New Yorks Port Authority signed off on the agencys decision not to fireproof the new World Trade Cen

A Deputy Commissioner for New York's Port Authority signed off on the agency's decision not to fireproof the new World Trade Center Transportation Hub. 

Some criticized the decision, reasoning that the structure could be a terrorist target.
 
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