On New Year's Eve, one of the world's tallest skyscrapers, located in Dubai, became engulfed in flames. The exterior of the tower, which is plated in Aluminum-Composite panels (thin sheets of metal over a plastic core), is what actually burned. Apparently these plates are commonly used, and even numerous buildings here in NYC are covered in them.
Now this begs the question of whether a fire; like the one in Dubai, happen here in New York?... Read More
