Rescuers are currently searching the water after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed in Baltimore , Maryland this morning .
Around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday morning, a container cargo ship struck a pillar of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, resulting in the structure’s collapse.
Video depicting the exact moment of impact and collapse has gone viral online. Several cars can be seen driving along the bridge at the time.
break : Ship collides with Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore , have it to collapsepic.twitter.com/OcOrSjOCRn
In astatement, Baltimore’s mayor Brandon Scott declared a State of Emergency in the city to “deploy emergency resources to protect the persons affected by the incident and expand the resources available to tackle the emergency situation.”
At this time, James Wallace, fire chief of Baltimore City Fire Department, saystwo people have been rescued from the water– one of whom is in “very serious condition” and being treated at a local trauma center.
Water temperatures last night were around47 degrees Fahrenheitaccording to buoys place by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration .
According toCBS Morning, officials are currently searching the water for upwards of seven people.
Sonar equipment is being used to detect submerged vehicle , and rescuers say they are search the open of the H2O , below the surface , and the pack of cards of the cargo ship .
It come out possible that grammatical construction actor who were on the bridge at the time may have fall into the river , Baltimore policesay .
The Volunteer Firefighters from@jmvfc8 , the Volunteer Swift Water Team and the@HarfordCoDESSpecial Operations Team are assisting the Unified Command at the Baltimore Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse.pic.twitter.com/ipoTR2HljY
“This is an unthinkable tragedy,” Mayor Brandon Scottsaid. “We have to first and foremost pray for all of those who are impacted.”
When asked how long it would take to rebuild, Mayor Scottresponded: “We shouldn’t even be having that discussion right now. The discussion right now should be about the people, the souls, the lives that we’re trying to save.”
" There will be a sentence to discuss about a bridge and how we get a bridgework back up , but right now there are people in the piddle that we have to get out . And that ’s the only matter that we should be talking about , " he conclude .
All members of the crew’s ship have beenaccounted for and are uninjured, and no indication of intentional foul play has been found.
BuzzFeed will update you as this story develops .
