The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, a US city in the state of Maryland, USA, collapsed early Tuesday, March 26, 2024 after being hit by a large ship, US media reported, video from the supporting incident.
Lanes are closed in both directions due to a ” incident “ on the bridge and traffic was redirected, the Maryland Transportation Authority said on the social network X.
“Workers are possibly in the water”
It is possible that people fell into the river, according to a statement from Baltimore police to the station NBC.
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“I can confirm that at 1:35 a.m. Baltimore City Police were notified of a partial collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, and that workers may be in the water.”declared a police spokesperson, Niki Fennoy.
The firefighters, for their part, mentioned the presence of twenty people in the water, and several vehicles, according to Kevin Cartwright, of the Baltimore fire department, on television CNN.
State of emergency declared
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. both said relief efforts were underway. “Pray for those affected”declared Johnny Olszewski Jr, the head of Baltimore County, on the social network X.
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The state’s governor, Wes Moore, declared a state of emergency following the collapse and said on ” to work with a multi-agency team to rapidly deploy the Biden administration’s federal resources ».