A federal agency that investigated the fall of the Twin Towers is on the ground in Florida to determine whether to probe last week’s deadly …
A federal agency that investigated the fall of the Twin Towers is on the ground in Florida to determine whether to probe last week’s deadly collapse of the Champlain Tower, a new report says. Scientists and engineers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology arrived at the site on Friday to begin collecting data, the Miami Herald reported. The little-known agency, which is part of the Department of Commerce, is tasked with investigating disasters that either result in “substantial loss of life” or had the potential to cause such destruction, spokeswoman Jennifer Huergo told the outlet. The agency’s power comes from the National Construction Safety Team Act, a federal law passed after 9/11, which allows it to probe substantial building failures while focusing on recommended changes to codes, standards and practices to ensure similar disasters don’t reoccur.
