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

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 6

Full of smoke, and parts of it collasped.

Answer 7

Only 4 people got out of the South Tower who were above the impact floor (none got out of the North Tower in the corresponding section). One stairwell was intact, but partly compromised. Somebody had the idea of going up instead of down to be rescued from the roof. Those that didn't follow them were the ones who survived. There was nearly an hour to evacuate the building before the tower collapsed so many people did get out; panicking and making the wrong decision undoubtedly cost lives of those on the higher floors.

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.