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[narrator] With the war
on drugs ongoing, the DEA moved
their vital operations
to another part of the city. But drastic action was needed
to prevent
construction oversights from happening again. And John Pistorino
played a key role
in devising new regulations. {\an8}In the wake of the disaster,
a countrywide program
was implemented {\an8}In the wake of the disaster,
a countrywide program
was implemented {\an8}that required buildings
over three-stories tall to be thoroughly inspected
and recertified
every 40 years. [John]
We look for tell-tale cracks and normally we will
even take a chipping hammer and remove the concrete
that's already failed to see how the condition
of the steel behind it
on drugs ongoing, the DEA moved
their vital operations
to another part of the city. But drastic action was needed
to prevent
construction oversights from happening again. And John Pistorino
played a key role
in devising new regulations. {\an8}In the wake of the disaster,
a countrywide program
was implemented {\an8}In the wake of the disaster,
a countrywide program
was implemented {\an8}that required buildings
over three-stories tall to be thoroughly inspected
and recertified
every 40 years. [John]
We look for tell-tale cracks and normally we will
even take a chipping hammer and remove the concrete
that's already failed to see how the condition
of the steel behind it
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[narrator] With the war
on drugs ongoing,
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the DEA moved
their vital operations
to another part of the city.
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But drastic action was needed
to prevent
construction oversights
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from happening again.
00:00:13.467 --> 00:00:18.167
And John Pistorino
played a key role
in devising new regulations.
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{\an8}In the wake of the disaster,
a countrywide program
was implemented
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{\an8}In the wake of the disaster,
a countrywide program
was implemented
00:00:23.866 --> 00:00:26.467
{\an8}that required buildings
over three-stories tall
00:00:26.467 --> 00:00:31.567
to be thoroughly inspected
and recertified
every 40 years.
00:00:31.567 --> 00:00:33.009
[John]
We look for tell-tale cracks
00:00:33.967 --> 00:00:36.967
and normally we will
even take a chipping hammer
00:00:36.967 --> 00:00:39.009
and remove the concrete
that's already failed
00:00:39.967 --> 00:00:42.008
to see how the condition
of the steel behind it.
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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.