Originally Posted by wehateporn

The correct substitution would be to add the word 'down' after the words 'pull it'

"I remember getting a call from the Fire Department commander, telling me they were not sure they were gonna be able to contain the fire, and I said, you know, 'We've had such terrible loss of life, maybe the smartest thing to do is just pull it down.' And they made that decision to pull and then we watched the building collapse."