It said the damage to the wing provided a pathway for hot gasses to penetrate the ship 's thermal armor during Columbia 's ill-fated reentry .
The document says the damage to the wing provided a pathway for hot gases to penetrate Columbia 's thermal armour during its fatal re-entry .
" We 're a quiet , peaceful town of 862 people and nothing ever happens , " said Carolyn Greene Bennett , Cedar Grove 's town recorder .