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What we know about the Philadelphia bridge collapse

NPR
Published June 12, 2023 at 8:33 AM EDT
Workers inspect and clear debris from a section of the bridge that collapsed on Interstate 95 after an oil tanker explosion on June 12, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Traffic was severely affected due to the closure of this primary north-to-south highway for East Coast travel. (Mark Makela/Getty Images)
Workers inspect and clear debris from a section of the bridge that collapsed on Interstate 95 after an oil tanker explosion on June 12, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Traffic was severely affected due to the closure of this primary north-to-south highway for East Coast travel. (Mark Makela/Getty Images)

Here & Now‘s Scott Tong gets the latest on the Philadelphia bridge collapse from WHYY’s Tom MacDonald.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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