Baltimore bridge collapse sends authorities scrambling to rescue people from river
Local transportation authority has declared the collapse of the massive Key Bridge a 'developing mass casualty event'.
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00:00 There are fears of multiple casualties after a river bridge in the US city of Baltimore
00:07 collapsed. A number of vehicles plunged into the water after a supporting column was hit
00:12 by a large boat. The vessel caught fire and rapidly sank following the collision at Francis
00:17 Scott Quay Bridge around 1.30am local time.
00:24 An emergency operation involving rescue craft and helicopters was immediately launched,
00:29 with reports of rescuers searching for at least seven people in the Patapsco River in
00:33 the Maryland port city. Local officials said several vehicles, including a truck towing
00:39 a trailer, fell into the river when the roadway collapsed. The cause of the incident is still
00:43 not clear. The Francis Scott Quay Bridge, measuring 2.5 kilometers in length, was built
00:49 in 1977.
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