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Post subject: News Flash! Bridge falls into Mississippi River
 Posted: Aug 02, 2007 - 02:40 AM
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MINNEAPOLIS - The entire span of an interstate bridge collapsed into the Mississippi River during evening rush hour Wednesday, sending vehicles, tons of concrete and twisted metal crashing into the water.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/minnesota_bridge_collapse
Do we have any posters from that area?
My prayers are going up for all those who were caught in this tragedy. I am also praying for the emergency workers. |
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Posted: Aug 02, 2007 - 03:15 AM
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My God That is terrible it is a huge span did they have an earth quake?
How did it start
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Posted: Aug 02, 2007 - 04:18 AM
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Not much is known so early in the game considering it happened just a few hours ago...
but there have been many injuries and fatalities over this...
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Posted: Aug 02, 2007 - 04:21 AM
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Posted: Aug 02, 2007 - 04:03 PM
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That happened in 2002 over here at one of the big lakes in NE Oklahoma. A drunk tugboat skipper rammed the bridge. 14 people I believe were killed with that one.
Saying a prayer for the departed and hoping the missing are recovered soon. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord; and let perpetual light shine upon them..Amen. |
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Posted: Aug 02, 2007 - 06:57 PM
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| Paul wrote: | Wow, completely goofed up on that reply.
I was reading about the bridge story and I posted about another thread.
Sorry,
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That's ok. You have a big job to do here.
Besides, "Not everyone is perfect." (Leonard McCoy).  |
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Posted: Aug 02, 2007 - 07:42 PM
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Hopes dim after Minneapolis bridge collapse
Police chief says more than 4 dead; up to 30 still missing; probe to begin
NBC News and news services
Updated: 16 minutes ago
MINNEAPOLIS - Divers checked submerged cars in the Mississippi River Thursday for victims still trapped beneath the twisted steel and concrete slabs of a collapsed bridge. As many as 30 people were reported missing as the rescue effort shifted to recovery.
Gov. Tim Pawlenty also ordered an immediate inspection of all bridges in the state with similar designs.
The official death count from Wednesday evening’s collapse stood at four Thursday morning, but Police Chief Tim Dolan said more bodies were in the water. Hospitals officials said 79 others were injured.
“We know we do have more casualties at the scene,” Dolan said, though he said he did not have a number. “We have a number of vehicles that are underneath big pieces of concrete, and we do know we have some people in those vehicles.”
The eight-lane Interstate 35W bridge, a major Minneapolis artery, was in the midst of repairs when the bridge buckled during the evening rush hour Wednesday. Dozens of cars plummeted more than 60 feet into the Mississippi River, some falling on top one of another. A school bus sat on the angled concrete.
The bridge was crowded with traffic, and a train had been passing beneath the roadway at the time it fell.
In the river, divers were checking for bodies and taking down license plate numbers for authorities to track down the vehicles’ owners. Getting the vehicles out was expected to take several days and involve moving around very large, heavy pieces of bridge.
Dolan said police estimate that 20 to 30 people were unaccounted for, though he stressed that it was just an estimate.
President Bush offered his condolences to the victims and said the federal government would help ensure that the span is rebuilt as quickly as possible.
Congress could consider an emergency relief package for Minnesota in the amount of $250 million within the next couple of days, NBC News' Mike Viqueira reported. The funds are intended to be a short-term down payment to help the state cope with the immediate aftermath.
Democrat leadership aides in the House report that they are trying to find a way to move the package through Congress in the two days that remain before the August recess.
'Blood everywhere'
At Hennepin County Medical Center, patients arrived in a steady stream after the collapse, some unconscious or moaning, some barely breathing, others with serious head and back injuries, Dr. William Heegaard said.
“There was blood everywhere,” he said.
Relatives who couldn’t find their loved ones at hospitals gathered in a hotel ballroom Thursday morning for any news, hoping for the best.
Ronald Engebresten, 57, was searching for his wife, Sherry. His daughter last heard from her when she left work in downtown Minneapolis Wednesday. Her cell phone has picked up with voice mail ever since.
“We are left with the hope that there is a Jane Doe in a hospital somewhere that’s her,” Engebresten said.
As many as 50 vehicles tumbled into the river when the bridge collapsed, leaving those who could escape to scramble to shore. Some survivors carried the injured up the riverbank, while emergency workers tended to others on the ground and some jumped into the water to look for survivors. Fire and black smoke rose from the wreckage.
Bridge rated 'structurally deficient'
The Homeland Security Department said the collapse did not appear to be terrorism-related, but the cause was still unknown.
The first step of the federal investigation will be to recover pieces of the bridge and reassemble them, kind of like a jigsaw puzzle, to try and determine what happened, NTSB Chairman Mark Rosenker said.
Investigators also want to review video of the collapse, and were setting up a phone number for witnesses to call with information.
“It is clearly much too early in the initial stages of this investigation to have any idea what happened,” Rosenker said.
As the divers worked their way around at least a dozen submerged vehicles, Transportation Secretary Mary Peters announced a $5 million grant to help pay for rerouting traffic patterns around the disaster site. Members of the state’s congressional delegation said up to $100 million could be available for repairs and recovery.
In 2005, the 40-year-old bridge had been rated as “structurally deficient” and possibly in need of replacement, according to a federal database. The span rated 50 on a scale of 120 for structural stability in that review, White House press secretary Tony Snow said.
Fact File: I-35W bridge
Location: East of downtown Minneapolis
Year built: 1967
Bridge design: Deck truss with steel multi-girder approach spans
Length: 1,907 ft.
Width: 108 ft.
Height above water: 64 ft.
Number of lanes: Four in each direction
Average daily traffic: More than 100,000
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Posted: Aug 02, 2007 - 07:55 PM
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Posted: Aug 02, 2007 - 07:56 PM
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Posted: Aug 02, 2007 - 10:29 PM
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Divers pulled due to dangerous conditions; officials warn death toll will rise
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Posted: Aug 03, 2007 - 12:11 AM
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| What a horrific tragedy. How could something like that happen? My prayers go out to the victims, the injured, the missing and their families. |
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