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Federal investigators examining collapsed Boise airplane hangar

Federal investigators were working Thursday to try to determine what caused a steel airplane hangar that was under construction in Idaho to collapse the previous evening, killing three people and leaving several others badly injured.

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A hangar under construction on the grounds of the airport in Boise in the U.S. state of Idaho, collapsed on Wednesday, injuring about a dozen people, officials said.
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Authorities respond to the scene of a reported building collapse near the Boise Airport on Wednesday, Jan. 31, in Boise, Idaho.
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Authorities respond to the scene of a reported building collapse near the Boise Airport on Wednesday, Jan. 31, in Boise, Idaho.
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Authorities respond to the scene of a reported building collapse near the Boise Airport on Wednesday, Jan. 31, in Boise, Idaho.
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Authorities respond to the scene of a reported building collapse near the Boise Airport on Wednesday, Jan. 31, in Boise, Idaho.
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Authorities respond to the scene of a reported building collapse near the Boise Airport on Wednesday, Jan. 31, in Boise, Idaho.
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Authorities respond to the scene of a reported building collapse near the Boise Airport on Wednesday, Jan. 31, in Boise, Idaho.
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Boise Fire Department Operations Chief Aaron Hummel speaks at a press conference about a building collapse that happened near the Boise Airport, in Boise, Idaho, Wednesday, Jan. 31.
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Twisted girders and debris cover the ground from a deadly structure collapse at a construction site near the Boise Airport on Thursday, Feb. 1, in Boise, Idaho. Authorities responded Wednesday to the privately owned steel-framed hangar, which suffered a “catastrophic” collapse, Boise Fire Department Operations Chief Aaron Hummel said during an earlier news briefing.
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IDAHO STATESMAN VIA AP

Twisted girders and debris cover the ground from a deadly structure collapse at a construction site near the Boise Airport on Thursday, Feb. 1, in Boise, Idaho. Authorities responded Wednesday to the privately owned steel-framed hangar, which suffered a “catastrophic” collapse, Boise Fire Department Operations Chief Aaron Hummel said during an earlier news briefing.
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IDAHO STATESMAN VIA AP

Twisted girders and debris cover the ground from a deadly structure collapse at a construction site near the Boise Airport on Thursday, Feb. 1, in Boise, Idaho. Authorities responded Wednesday to the privately owned steel-framed hangar, which suffered a “catastrophic” collapse, Boise Fire Department Operations Chief Aaron Hummel said during an earlier news briefing.
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IDAHO STATESMAN VIA AP

Twisted girders and debris cover the ground from a deadly structure collapse at a construction site near the Boise Airport on Thursday, Feb. 1, in Boise, Idaho. Authorities responded Wednesday to the privately owned steel-framed hangar, which suffered a “catastrophic” collapse, Boise Fire Department Operations Chief Aaron Hummel said during an earlier news briefing.
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IDAHO STATESMAN VIA AP

Twisted girders and debris cover the ground from a deadly structure collapse at a construction site near the Boise Airport on Thursday, Feb. 1, in Boise, Idaho. Authorities responded Wednesday to the privately owned steel-framed hangar, which suffered a “catastrophic” collapse, Boise Fire Department Operations Chief Aaron Hummel said during an earlier news briefing.
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IDAHO STATESMAN VIA AP

Twisted girders and debris cover the ground from a deadly structure collapse at a construction site near the Boise Airport on Thursday, Feb. 1, in Boise, Idaho. Authorities responded Wednesday to the privately owned steel-framed hangar, which suffered a “catastrophic” collapse, Boise Fire Department Operations Chief Aaron Hummel said during an earlier news briefing.

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