Huge Bridge Collapse In Baltimore, Maryland After Being Hit By Cargo Ship

 This event happened just a few hours ago. The cargo ship is registered in Singapore. 

Rescue workers in Baltimore are working furiously in an attemt to save the lives of dozens of people who were plunged into frigid waters of the Patapsco River when the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed after being hit by a container ship.

Initial reports indicate that at least a dozen cars hit the 47 degrees (Fahrenheit) water in addition to 20 or so construction workers who were working on the bridge at the time.

There appeared to be an explsoion on the container ship as it collided with the bridge, which is named for the writer of the Star Spangled Banner and known locally as the Key Bridge, sending containers and diesel flooding into the water.

 

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