The panels, which are suspended from the ceiling, were installed in 1980 and are used for "aesthetics and soundproofing" according to the MBTA. They are made of aluminum with an insulated backing.

Video below show ceiling tile fall inches from rider"We quickly closed the area while engineers inspected panels & removed any that posed an immediate safety concern," the MBTA said in a written ...

The MBTA is inspecting similar ceiling structures systemwide and has removed about 100 panels at Harvard Station, the agency said. Skip to Main Content Open Close Menu ...

A ceiling panel fell onto the platform at Harvard Station on the Red Line Thursday morning. No injuries were reported, and the MBTA is investigating the incident.

A ceiling panel fell Thursday morning at the Harvard Square MBTA station, the same station where there were two incidents of items falling from the ceiling in 2023.

A corroded ceiling panel fell at the MBTA‘s Harvard Square station platform early Thursday morning, two years after a similar incident at the same Red Line station.. An MBTA spokesperson said ...