“Mass Casualty Event” — 1.6 Mile Baltimore Bridge Collapses After Being Struck by Cargo Ship

The Francis Scott Key bridge carrying I-695 over the mouth of Baltimore harbor collapsed in the early hours of Tuesday morning, around 1:30am ET, after a cargo ship crashed into one of it’s supports. The Baltimore Fire Department says the collision, which saw several vehicles which were travelling on the bridge plunge into the Patapsco River, is a ”developing mass casualty event.”