Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge removal has been rescheduled until Monday after lightning was spotted near the site on Sunday, officials told ABC News.
6 died in March near-total collapseLIVE: Gov. updates as crews expected to use explosives to demolish part of Baltimore bridgeuntil Monday after lightning was spotted near the site on Sunday, officials told ABC News.
Engineers were scheduled Sunday to set off controlled explosives in the steel remains of the Key Bridge to help remove the debris from the freighter that crashed in March.Ongoing storms in the Baltimore and Washington D.C. region have delayed the demolition since Friday. "By using precision cuts, we reduce risks to our personnel and can safely and efficiently continue clearing the channel for the Port of Baltimore," Capt. David O'Connell, the Key Bridge Response federal on-scene coordinator, said in a statement."Sound levels outside of the noise radius will be no louder than a standard fireworks show and will last two to five seconds," Unified Command said.
"There is no bridge," an officer can be heard saying. "The whole center span is gone completely. It's in the water."
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