Norseman, here has found some evidence to help support Barry Jennings:
http://www.randi.org/forumlive/showpost.php?p=3820617&postcount=225
First of all, Barry Jennings says he was on the 23rd floor when the 2nd plane hit.
According to the testimony of Zarrillo, Nahmod, and Yakimovich, all three of these people had not even gotten to WTC 7 by the time the 2nd plane hit. They were still in route. So that means by the time they got up to the 23rd floor, Jennings and Hess were already gone down the stairwell.
Hess and Jennings made phone calls while on the 23rd floor. Hess was freaking out and trying to get ahold of Ghouliani. Someone close to Ghouliani told Hess to get out of there, which fits in with Ghouliani's behaviour, as Ghouliani never made any attempt to get to WTC 7. Hess and Jennings evidently got a warning to leave before the fireman did, because the firemen had no direct contact with Ghouliani's staff.
Zarrillo says he went down the stairwell later. Since Jennings went down the east stairwell, and there had been an explosion that destroyed the landing, Zarrillo went down the west stairwell.
Peruggia, before the 2nd plane hit, said he talked to someone who said they had been told the OEC was "operational", prior to the 2nd plane hit.
This means that if the OEC were "operational", then it was in error, or someone else had gone there and started things up, turned the lights or computers on, or whatever it means to make the OEC "operational".
If this is what happened, whoever did this was not there when Jennings & Hess arrived at about 9:03, or if they were, they were out of sight of Jennings and Hess. The OEC is the size of a football field. More likely, whoever turned on the lights and whatever, went down to the lobby to meet people he was expecting for help, like Zarrillo, Nahmod, Peruggia, and Yakimovich, and left their coffee and sandwiches in the OEC.
Because the 2nd plane hit caused a power irregularity, Jennings and Hess went down the east stairwell, were they were almost killed by a bomb on the 6th floor. Then they went up to the 8th floor and looked out the windows. They saw the Twin Towers standing and flagged down a fireman. The firemen were coming to help when WTC 2 fell, and Jennings saw the firemen run for cover. Then the firemen came back, but had to run again when WTC 2 fell. Finally, the fireman came back again and rescued Jennings and Hess at around 11 AM. Jennings and Hess went down to the street, and did a TV interview at 11:34 about a half mile from WTC 7.
The bomb at the 6th floor started a fire in WTC 7, which could later be seen out the window of the 7th floor on the north face, east end.
This exploision was one of the initial blasts that were later used to blow up WTC 7, by taking out core columns 76, 77, 79, or 80.
These explosions left hotspots of over 1000 degress five days after 9/11, near the explosion.
The east stairwell was in a protected area on the north edge of the WTC 7, far away from debris from WTC 1, and protected from debris by core columns #74 and #75. According to NIST, there was no debris damage in the east stairwell.
Its also important to note that virtually every witness on 9/11, and I have read through statements by hundreds of people, frame their narrative around the two plane hits and the two building collapses. Almost every single person uses these guideposts to pin down and give accurate timelines. Jennings is no different than hundreds of brave first responders in that he gives accurate testimony, framed around the significant events of that day. The only difference for Jennings is that he had a 5th important event, the exploision which almost killed him, which he also uses to frame the timeline of his testimony, and ensure its accuracy.
Jennigs said he told NIST the same thing he told Dylan Avery. We need to get the recording of Jennings interview with NIST. Jennings and Hess both said it was an explosion, NIST's thirdhand report says dust and debris settled into the stairwell. The NIST lies have been exposed.
Finally, the fire alram in WTC 7 was turned off at 6:47 AM. If it hadn't, the explosion in the east stariwell would have been reported immediately, rather than almost forgotten. Thanks to 9/11 hero and first responder Barry Jennings, that bomb will not be forgotten, and whoever set it, may one day be brought to justice.
