'Heroes' scrambled to stop traffic before Baltimore bridge collapsed
Published Date: 3/27/2024
Source: FOX43 News
It was the middle of the night when a dispatcher’s 12-second warning crackled over the radio: A massive cargo ship had lost its steering capabilities and was heading toward the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Within about 90 seconds, police officers responded that they had managed to stop vehicle traffic over the Baltimore bridge in both directions. One said he was about to drive onto the bridge to alert a construction crew. But it was too late. Powerless and laden with huge containers, the vessel smashed into a support pillar. “The whole bridge just fell down,” a frantic officer said. “Start, start whoever, everybody ... the whole bridge just collapsed.” https://www.fox43.com/article/news/regional/traffic-baltimore-bridge-collapse-construction-crew-feared-dead/521-3ce924e5-33b4-4848-b631-6b22f3fdbafb WPMT-FOX43's YouTube channel is a hub for the best of FOX43 News and its investigative reports, top headlines, and digital exclusive content: youtube.com/c/fox43 SUBSCRIBE: youtube.com/c/fox43