Safety nets going up in DC's National Cathedral

From Washington DC-

Safety nets are being installed beneath the ceiling of the Washington National Cathedral to guard against falling debris after the landmark building was damaged by the earthquake that rattled the East Coast last week.

Putting up the netting will allow the world's sixth-largest cathedral to be used for events marking the tenth anniversary of 9/11, including a concert that evening at which President Barack Obama will speak.

The cathedral's head stone mason, Joe Alonso, said Thursday that when workers entered the building after the 5.8-magnitude quake on Aug. 23, they found the floor speckled in places with small pieces of mortar that had rained down from the ceiling. The chips of mortar came from between the stones in the gothic cathedral's vaulted ceiling, which is about 100 feet high.

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