Infrastructure

6 dead, 10 hospitalized after Florida bridge collapse

By Katelyn Caralle
Published March 16, 2018 8:51am ET
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6 dead, 10 hospitalized after Florida bridge collapse
A survivor of the pedestrian bridge collapse at Florida International University has filed the first lawsuit against the companies that designed and built the bridge. (DroneBase via AP)

Six are dead and 10 others hospitalized after a bridge in Florida spanning over six lanes of traffic collapsed Thursday.

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said Thursday night the cables on the five-day-old bridge installment had loosened and workers were tightening them when the 950-ton, 175-foot-long structure collapsed.

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