Old cloth ties blamed for theater ceiling collapse

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Old cloth ties blamed for theater ceiling collapse

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/old-cloth-ties-blamed-theater-ceiling-collapse-115709362.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ttAjZpurR2gkDHEp6ffomg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/64360b62b2a25c0b4f0f6a7067003b14.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Friday, Dec. 20, 2013 file photo, a fire brigade truck waits outside The Apollo Theatre in London. Investigators say weakened, century-old cloth and plaster ties caused a partial ceiling collapse that injured almost 80 audience members at London's Apollo Theatre. Local authority Westminster Council said Monday March 24,2014, that the &quot;principal cause&quot; of the collapse was the deterioration of the hessian and plaster of Paris ties, used to bind the timber frames supporting the suspended ceiling. They had been in place since the Apollo Theatre opened in 1901. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Friday, Dec. 20, 2013 file photo, a fire brigade truck waits outside The Apollo Theatre in London. Investigators say weakened, century-old cloth and plaster ties caused a partial ceiling collapse that injured almost 80 audience members at London's Apollo Theatre. Local authority Westminster Council said Monday March 24,2014, that the &quot;principal cause&quot; of the collapse was the deterioration of the hessian and plaster of Paris ties, used to bind the timber frames supporting the suspended ceiling. They had been in place since the Apollo Theatre opened in 1901. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)" border="0" /></a>LONDON (AP) â€" Weakened, century-old cloth and plaster ties caused a partial ceiling collapse that injured almost 80 audience members at London's Apollo Theatre, investigators said Monday.</p><br clear="all"/>

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