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Updated on 20 March 2006

By Bridgid Nzekwu

Workers had a "lucky escape" as a 50-tonne steel roof rafter collapsed at the new Wembley Stadium.


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The accident sparked fears of further delays to the stadium as engineers tried to discover what went wrong.

Workmen were evacuated and sent home for the day following the incident at about 8.30am.

Engineers said rafter No 24 on the north roof collapsed without warning, falling about one metre, as several workmen were working on it.

One engineer who witnessed the accident said: "I heard a really loud bang and l looked round and saw the lads running away."

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