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July 10, 2007

Report released on Big Dig ceiling collapse

WASHINGTON -- The fatal Big Dig tunnel ceiling collapse could have been avoided if designers and construction crews had considered the possibility that the epoxy securing tons of ceiling panels could slowly pull away, federal investigators concluded today.

The "epoxy creep" factor was among the major findings released at a hearing of the National Transportation Safety Board, which conducted a year-long investigation into the collapse that killed a Boston woman.

Read the full Associated Press story.

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