Workers began clearing wreckage of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge on Saturday, officials said, with crews cutting massive steel trusses.
Workers start to clear the twisted metal and concrete of the Francis Scott Key Bridge from the water on Saturday. on Saturday, officials said, with crews cutting massive steel trusses and hoisting them onto barges, part of what will be aOfficials said they are using a 160-ton crane to hoist the girders.
and struck the bridge early Tuesday, causing it to collapse, plunging workers repairing potholes and masonry into the frigid water.the bodies of two men were recovered; four remain unaccounted for and authorities have said they are presumed to have died. “We are never going to lose sight of the human aspect of this crisis,” said Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott. He promised to “bring home the remains of theThe two men confirmed dead are Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes, 35, from Mexico, and Dorlian Ronial Castillo Cabrera, 26, from Guatemala. Among those presumed deceased are Miguel Luna from El Salvador and Maynor Suazo Sandoval from Honduras, who was about to turn 39, their families said. The identities of two others have not been made public.
Moore said that tens of thousands of people have jobs that in some way depend on the Port of Baltimore, the“This is not just about Maryland,” Moore said. “I’m talking about the farmer in Kentucky. I’m talking about the autoworker in Ohio. I’m talking about the restaurant owner in Tennessee.”Lessening the economic impact depends on how quickly the debris from the Key Bridge can be cleared and the shipping channel reopened.
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