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"and they made that decision to pull."
The Fire Chief and the building owner are discussing what to do about WTC building 7. The owner says, in essence, rather than risk any more loss of life, do the controlled demolition. That's what pulling a building is, it is controlled demolition. These are the decision makers. They were talking on the phone, discussing what should be done to building 7. The owner suggests, "maybe the smartest thing to do is... is pull it". The fire chief took his recommendation and passed it on to whoever was involved in the final decision, "and they made that decision to pull."
... "and then we watched the building collapse"
The building collapsed as a consequence of the decision that was agreed upon. What decision was that? To pull the building. It's at the 11 minute mark...
The Fire Chief and the building owner are discussing what to do about WTC building 7. The owner says, in essence, rather than risk any more loss of life, do the controlled demolition. That's what pulling a building is, it is controlled demolition. These are the decision makers. They were talking on the phone, discussing what should be done to building 7. The owner suggests, "maybe the smartest thing to do is... is pull it". The fire chief took his recommendation and passed it on to whoever was involved in the final decision, "and they made that decision to pull."
... "and then we watched the building collapse"
The building collapsed as a consequence of the decision that was agreed upon. What decision was that? To pull the building. It's at the 11 minute mark...