Why couldn’t people get out of the twin towers?

Question

I know the stairs were destroyed in the north tower but wasn’t there a stairwell in the south tower people could’ve used to get out? Why didn’t they use it ?

Answer 1

Loads of people homie, lots of people did get out but many were probably left in

Answer 2

No time. It all happened in minutes.

Answer 3

Some people above where the planes hit could not get out due to fire below them. And of course many of the impacted floors were killed outright

Answer 4

Smoke filled, people jammed, multiple reasons.

Answer 5

Some fat head, never identified, got on an intercom heard throughout both towers telling people there was nothing to be concerned about, and please remain in place. A friend of mine working on Floor 17 as a commodities trader looked out the window at the adjoining tower, realized if both were hit this was no accident, and left with a co-worker. One can hope the idiot who said to stay was not in league with the terrorists, and suffered the fate of those foolish enough to have listened to him.
Some people above where the planes hit could not get out due to fire below them. And of course many of the impacted floors were killed outright

Answer 6

I think there was one stairwell which survived from above the crash zone to below, but people had trouble finding it and it was filling with smoke. Also, there was confusion about whether they should try and evacuate or not.

Answer 7

Full of smoke, and parts of it collasped.

Answer 8

The aircraft destroyed the stairwell at the point of impact. Those on the floors below this point were able to use the stairwells to escape.

Answer 9

People above the places where the airplanes hit the buildings were trapped. Those below did use the stairs to get out.

Answer 10

It fell within minutes. It takes a long time to file down 30 floors.