A potential towering inferno that could be as devastating for workers, staff and visitors as the terror attacks on the World Trade Centre's twin towers
28/08/2006 09:48 - (SA)
Calling the 39-story, glass-walled Secretariat building on the East River a "firetrap" that violates many sections of New York City's building code, Democratic Senator Charles Schumer of New York said UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and US ambassador John Bolton should "make it a priority" to force through a $1.6bn renovation programme.

He said the glass tower, the first "international style" skyscraper built in New York City, has no internal sprinkler system, is full of dangerous asbestos, and its driveway, above an underground garage, probably would collapse from the weight of fire trucks and other emergency equipment... (Read More)