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"And what about the workers Why weren't they safe? "What kind of permit did they have?" [narrator] Forensic enginee Bill Bracken believes the problem was in the method of demolition use They were granted
a demolition permit,
but not an implosion permit, so they were able to
bring it down in pieces, but not by pulling it all do at once. This would involve starting at
your upper floors
a demolition permit,
but not an implosion permit, so they were able to
bring it down in pieces, but not by pulling it all do at once. This would involve starting at
your upper floors
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"And what about the workers
Why weren't they safe?
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"What kind of permit
did they have?"
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[narrator] Forensic enginee
Bill Bracken believes
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the problem was in
the method of demolition use
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They were granted
a demolition permit,
but not an implosion permit,
00:00:16.793 --> 00:00:19.278
so they were able to
bring it down in pieces,
00:00:19.028 --> 00:00:21.638
but not by pulling it all do
at once.
00:00:21.064 --> 00:00:24.158
This would involve starting at
your upper floors.
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Movie Summary
With access to all phases of design and a large cast of experts, some of the great failures of engineering history are uncovered.