After the collapse, several cars fell into the river and firefighters are searching for at least 20 people in the waters of the Patapsco.
He bridge Francis Scott Key from the city of Baltimore, in the United States, collapsed in the early hours of this Tuesday due to the collision of a cargo ship against one of its pillars, according to local media reports citing municipal and police sources. The fire brigade is looking for twenty people who fell into the water.
The collision took place around 01:30 local time (6:30 am in Euskal Herria) when several vehicles drove onto the bridge.
Baltimore Fire Department sources have tentatively detailed this in statements to CBS and CNN It is not clear how many vehicles fell to the river, although they have confirmed there will be “a maximum of 20 people”. in Patapsco waters.
The low temperatures (around 9 degrees) make people fear for the lives of those who fell into the water.
The freighter, by name dali, the flag of Singapore and measuring 288.9 meters in length, caught fire after the collision, according to fire and police sources. In any case, the fire has been extinguished and according to the New York Times, none of the freighter’s crew fell into the water.
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott said on the social network “The (rescue) efforts are ongoing,” he said.
He metal bridge of 2.5 kilometers long and 56 meters highopened on March 23, 1977, and is part of Maryland’s Interstate 695, which encircles Baltimore.
Source: EITB
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