Debris falls from ceiling of Boston commuter rail station
Debris fell from the ceiling of the Forest Hills commuter rail station in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood on Wednesday.
The MBTA described the crumbled debris as “bridge joint felt,” which is a material used as padding near joints of the ceiling. It is said to weigh less than one pound.
A pile of the debris was found on train a platform. MBTA facilities maintenance personnel have since cordoned off the area.
In a statement, transit officials said, “This debris is not concrete...Maintenance personnel on the scene have observed an area where felt is missing and, with the felt missing, water has been observed coming down by the bridge joint.”
This incident comes about two weeks after a 20-pound ceiling panel crashed down onto a Red Line train platform at Harvard Square station, nearly landing on a young woman who was walking below.
“It has made me appreciate life more, I guess, you know, don’t take things for granted,” Cianna Navarro, the 21-year-old woman who was a step away from being hit by the falling panel, told Boston 25 News.
After the Harvard Square scare, the MBTA said crews removed 76 ceiling panels at the station following an inspection.
Navarro wasn’t injured but she said she was left with a mouthful of dirt and dust.
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