World Trade Center Bombing
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The compelling lesson from the ensuing fire at the World Trade Center is that every person in a high-rise building should have in his or her desk a high-power flashlight, and a smoke-filtering mask. Eventually, perhaps someone could come up with an inexpensive portable oxygen supply to be used with the mask.
GEORGE V. HALL
Manhattan Beach
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