Tuesday, March 26, 2024 – Part of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed early on Tuesday morning after a column was hit by a large container ship, sending cars and possibly people into the Patapsco River.
The Baltimore City Fire Department told CBS News that at
about 1:30 a.m., 911 calls started coming in saying a vessel had hit a bridge
column.
It was unclear how many vehicles were on the span but
"there was surely a large tractor-trailer" on it.
"There are at least seven people" in the river and
"the dive and rescue team has arrived on scene to locate the
individuals."
The department said on its scanner that there was lots of
diesel fuel in the water around the ship and that there were construction
workers on the bridge pouring concrete at the time.
A Baltimore police spokesperson told CBS News there was a
"partial bridge collapse, with workers possibly in the water."
The MidAtlantic Coast Guard said the 948-foot
Singapore-flagged cargo ship Dali had struck the bridge. It was apparently en
route from Baltimore to Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott said on social media that.
“I'm aware of and en route to the incident at the Key Bridge. ... Emergency
personnel are on scene, and efforts are underway.”
Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. said on
social media that, "Rescue efforts are underway. Please pray for those
impacted."
The Maryland Transportation Authority said all lanes were
closed in both directions for an incident on I-695 Key Bridge and later posted
that traffic was being detoured to I-95 and I-895.
Baltimore bridge in US collapses into water after being hit by a cargo ship pic.twitter.com/BerGcLrTIW
— DAILY POST 🇰🇪 (@TheKenyanPost) March 26, 2024
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