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The remains of the building at the Fore River Shipyard lay crumbled as firefighters conducted a search and rescue operation yesterday in Braintree. A criminal investigation has been launched into the accident.
The remains of the building at the Fore River Shipyard lay crumbled as firefighters conducted a search and rescue operation yesterday in Braintree. A criminal investigation has been launched into the accident. (Globe Staff Photo / David L. Ryan) Globe Staff Photo / David L. Ryan

Two die in Braintree collapse

Crane structure falls on building at shipyard site

By and Stephanie Ebbert
Globe Staff / January 27, 2005

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BRAINTREE -- Two workers were killed and at least four others were injured yesterday when a portion of a 180-foot-tall craneway collapsed, sending tons of steel crashing onto an adjacent building that was being cleared of asbestos at the former Fore River Shipyard. (Full article: 896 words)

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