Major emergency! A container ship crashes into a bridge in the United States! Ship explosion!
According to the CCTV News client, a bridge in Baltimore, Maryland collapsed in the early hours of the 26th local time due to a ship collision. According to US media reports on the 26th, at least 7 people are known to have fallen into the water during the Baltimore bridge collapse.
According to reports, at the time of the incident, a cargo ship collided with the "Francis Scott Key" bridge in Baltimore, which was about 2.6 kilometers long and then collapsed. The video footage shows that an explosion occurred when the ship collided with the bridge, and multiple vehicles were driving on the bridge deck at the time of the incident.
Videos on social media show that the bridge structure between two piers completely collapsed and fell into the water.
Multiple local emergency departments are conducting rescue operations.
According to CCTV International News, some media cited reports from the fire department that there may have been seven construction workers and three to four civilian vehicles on the bridge at the time of the incident.
Synergy Marine Group, a ship management company headquartered in Singapore, announced that the collision was on its container ship Dali, which was flying the Singapore flag. All crew members were unharmed.
According to Global Times and American media, in the early hours of March 26th local time, a 1.6 mile (approximately 2.57 kilometers) long bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, USA collapsed due to a collision with a cargo ship. The current casualties are unknown.
According to reports, the collapse of the bridge caused multiple cars to crash into the river. The report shows that the bridge was severely damaged, with half submerged by water.
The authorities have announced that this is a large-scale casualties incident, and emergency rescue personnel, including the coast guard and fire department, are rushing to the scene.
According to reports, this 1.6 mile long four lane bridge spans the Patapsco River and is an important link on Interstate 695 (also known as the Baltimore Ring Expressway).