Officers rush to close down McKees Rocks Bridge after 23 barges break away in Pittsburgh – weeks after catastrophe that took down Key Bridge in Baltimore

Authorities have been compelled to shut down the McKees Rocks Bridge after 23 barges reportedly broke free from a tugboat on the Ohio River. 

McKees Rocks Police Division stated simply after midnight that they might be closing the bridge as a precaution. 

In keeping with the division, there are presently plenty of barges which have damaged unfastened heading down the Ohio River. 

One native police scanner web page stated that there have been an estimated 23 barges happening the river, with one putting a marina dock. 

In a press release, police stated: ‘There are variety of barges damaged unfastened headed down the Ohio River.

In keeping with the division, there are presently plenty of barges, seen right here, which have damaged unfastened heading down the Ohio River

One native police scanner web page stated that there have been an estimated 23 barges happening the river, with one putting a marina dock

Pictures surfaced on-line displaying the native emergency response to the world

‘They might or might not come into contact with sub-structure however we aren’t keen to take the danger. Please keep away from this space till additional discover.

It comes simply weeks after a the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed after being hit by a container ship. 

The ship – the Singaporean-flagged Dali – was 20 minutes into its journey when it slammed right into a assist column on the bridge. 

Divers have recovered three our bodies from the underwater wreckage, whereas the remaining three victims are nonetheless unaccounted for. 

Crews have been working to extract sections of the fallen bridge, together with these entangled in a muddy mess on the backside of the Patapsco River.