Quote Originally Posted by drewmandan View Post
It only takes days/weeks/months when all the proper red tape is followed. But in my scenario, the incompetence factor also accounts for that.
No, it takes days/weeks/months to plan the demolition so that the specific building collapses in its own footprint with as little damage to surrounding buildings as possible. You can't just throw a bunch of bombs inside a building and hope for the best, that's not going to cause a symmetrical downward collapse. Oh, and the building was on fire from the time it was hit with debris to the time it fell.