Preliminary report finds crew was asleep when a fire began on a boat off California coast that killed nearly three dozen people this month
Federal investigators on Thursday released a preliminary report on the Conception boat fire that killed nearly three-dozen people earlier this month off the coast of California, and said the entire crew was asleep when the blaze began.
National Transportation Safety Board officials have said the full investigation could take more than a year, and preliminary findings highlight remaining questions as much as they provide answers as to how the tragedy happened.
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