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The full text of the ad is as follows
When the fire alarm went off, it took two hours to evacuate New York's World Trade Center. The bigger the building the more important fire proofing becomes.
That's why today's buildings have asbestos-cement walls and even floors containing asbestos. Asbestos contains fire, cannot burn and holds up after metal and glass have melted down, giving vital time for people to escape. You'll also find asbestos sealing plumbing joints, insulating heating pipes, electric motors and emergency generators.
Asbestos. We couldn't live the way we do without it. When life depends on it, you use asbestos.
This 1979 ad for Pakistan International Airways isn't much better.
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This ad for the World Trade Center itself is also chilling in retrospect.
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