Most were seeing the death in their own eyes. Some were ready to attempt a jump, luckily the mob gathered around the building shouted "dont jump". Souls stood with some last hope in great panic. May be 45 minutes was required for the rescue. Modern day offices have cubicles(cages). Atleast animals see thru the cages. Some of us cannot even feel the weather outside. That is why so many people were trapped.
Mere need for office space shouldn't constraint any company from choosing a safe place. In India, if you ask "Do you have escape plan for fire incident ?".. without dispute, you will be asked to shut-up for saying something inauspicious while starting a new venture. It needs some wise men in such ventures to think smart and digest a few safety measures like these. It is not enough if someone claims that people are real assets. The reality is even worse. Disaster recovery measures are there for data/hardware/business. Somewhere in the dark, the importance of a real asset(people) is fading away.
