After a massive fire engulfed parts of it, sections of Interstate 85 in Atlanta collapsed March 30. Amazingly, no injuries have yet been reported to authorities yet.
For a stream of the local news coverage, watch the live video above.
Fire officials extinguished the blaze with a massive response shortly after it was reported at 6:30 p.m. EST. Parts of the bridge on I-85 north, south of Ga. 400 close to Piedmont Road collapsed around 7 p.m. EST, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reported.
Official said that they have the fire under control, but the cause of it has not yet been determined. It’s thought to have started underneath the freeway.
All lanes of that portion of the freeway remain closed as police try to redirect traffic away from the area. It appears that it will continue to be closed for quite a while until the damage can be assessed and repaired.
For more photos and videos of the blaze and bridge collapse, click below.
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Chris Bucher is a sports, politics and general news contributor to Heavy. A University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh graduate, Bucher is the business editor at The Waukesha Freeman and the former sports assistant editor. You can follow him on Twitter @Buchage and reach him at chris.bucher@heavy.com.March 30, 2017 8:07 pm
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