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Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapses After Impact With Cargo Ship

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Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapses After Impact With Cargo Ship

Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapses After Impact With Cargo Ship

Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapses , After Impact With Cargo Ship.

A container ship slammed into the Baltimore bridge early on March 26, AP reports.

Several vehicles plummeted into the cold water below.

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Two people have been rescued.

Emergency teams are searching for more survivors.

Rescuers "may be looking for upwards of seven people," said Fire Chief James Wallace, though that number could change.

A construction crew was also reportedly working on the bridge when it collapsed.

It is not known how many people were in the crew.

Kevin Cartwright, director of communications for the Baltimore Fire Department, said that a tractor-trailer truck was also on the bridge when it collapsed.

Kevin Cartwright, director of communications for the Baltimore Fire Department, said that a tractor-trailer truck was also on the bridge when it collapsed.

Cartwright called the incident a "developing mass casualty event.".

Mayor Brandon Scott called the incident "an unthinkable tragedy.".

Never would you think that you would see, physically see, the Key Bridge tumble down like that.

It looked like something out of an action movie, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, via statement.

Gov.

Wes Moore has declared a state of emergency and is deploying federal resources


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