Hope all the Twin Cities geeks are OK

[Vikings4ever 550]

Bridge over the Mississipi River collapsed.

 

http://kstp.com/article/stories/S156329.shtml?cat=1

[Me_2006 14]

I actually thought this was going to be about the Santana situation.

[BLS 314]

Holy fock.

[gocolts 300]

Sounds like it's pretty bad. Rush hour traffic maybe?

[Vikings4ever 550]

Sounds like it's pretty bad. Rush hour traffic maybe?

Heard 100K vehicles go over the bridge every day. But it did happen as probably the worst possible time.

 

Homeland security is/was on the sceen, but terrorism isn't suspected at the moment.

[gocolts 300]

Live coverage shows a school bus but it is not under water.

[Drizzay 720]

Damn

 

Obviously I am alright...I've checked with all of my family/friends and they are ok.

 

There is usually bumper to bumper traffic at rush hour. Also, 35W runs pretty much to the Dome, and the twins game started at 7:15.

 

Not good.

[gocolts 300]

Now the focking fire started again.

[Drizzay 720]

Live coverage shows a school bus but it is not under water.

 

 

two eye witness reports said that the people involved in the accident right by the school bus got all of the kids off safely.

[gocolts 300]

two eye witness reports said that the people involved in the accident right by the school bus got all of the kids off safely.

[donhaas 18]

 

Looks like it was right on campus....

 

...been on that road many times....

[CurlyNight's Ghost 0]

Terrorists!@#@!

[Vikings4ever 550]

And thunderstorms are on the way.

[redtodd 7]

Crazy.

[Old School 360]

Good grief- that's terrible.

CNN is showing the scene, and it's bad.

 

Hope our Geek friends are ok.

[Strike 5,541]

Ditto. Hope all are ok.

[Drizzay 720]

AP saying 1 dead

 

CNN saying 3 dead

 

Eye witness who was near the bridge at the time of colapse, who is also certified rescue, said he saw "several" cars that were smashed by concrete into the river and he didn't think they survived.

 

Sad deal

[Vikings4ever 550]

Death count is 3 right now.

 

Twins game tonight is going on to keep the people off the roads for the next few hours, tomorrow's game postponed.

[Drizzay 720]

Death count is 3 right now.

 

Twins game tonight is going on to keep the people off the roads for the next few hours, tomorrow's game postponed.

 

 

Wow I didn't hear that...it makes sense. I'm guessing they are canceling the ground breaking of the new stadium too.

 

Interesting side note: The T-wolves were giving their press conference of the Garnett trade and Glen Taylor's (t-wolves owner) had his grand-daughter was involved in the collapse. They stopped the conference and he was in tears.

[Old School 360]

AP saying 1 dead

 

CNN saying 3 dead

 

Eye witness who was near the bridge at the time of colapse, who is also certified rescue, said he saw "several" cars that were smashed by concrete into the river and he didn't think they survived.

 

Sad deal

 

 

CNN sys 3 dead, but also says a police officer reports he has personaly seen at least 7 bodies.

And there are cars in the water, right?

[Drizzay 720]

CNN sys 3 dead, but also says a police officer reports he has personaly seen at least 7 bodies.

And there are cars in the water, right?

 

 

Yea, atleast 4 or 5 that were partly submerged, but who knows how many completely sank. That is right on the main channel of the river, and it is atleast 18-24 ft deep at that spot. Luckily (if you can say that) it is right below one of the dams and they can slow the flow of water to help with the search and rescue efforts.

[Franknbeans 46]

Seconded

[Vic_Rattlehead 0]

Me and my family are ok as well. I was on that bridge yesterday.

[ZeroTolerance 584]

Death toll stands at 6. Would have been ten times higher if that school bus had fallen in (60 kids on the bus!?!).

 

ETA: Red Cross states 30-50 cars in the river, so expect this to get worse. At least 1 person drowned.

[BLS 314]

My ex-psycho GF drives through there around 6:00 every night.

 

what?! A guy can wish can't he?

[ZeroTolerance 584]

*cue desperate interview with any 'expert' they can find*

[CurlyNight's Ghost 0]

My ex-psycho GF drives through there around 6:00 every night.

 

what?! A guy can wish can't he?

She probably just made it across and will be at your door momentarily!@#@!

[donhaas 18]

Carrie's OK.....

 

....phones were jammed there for awhile....

[lagarzlebrew 0]

I work about a mile from there and went over that bridge about an hour before it happened. It is totally nuts downtown tonight. I hope there is no more bad news. Horrible incident....

[joneo 556]

I joined forces with GiantsFan and we personally carried 40 women and children to safety.

[ZeroTolerance 584]

Car commercial material:

 

One SUV fell 3 stories and rolled down a piece of the bridge..driver walked away with a scratch on the forehead.

[Old School 360]

Carrie's OK.....

 

....phones were jammed there for awhile....

 

And Jessy?

[Drizzay 720]

I joined forces with GiantsFan and we personally carried 40 women and children to safety.

 

 

Funny quote, but ABSOLUTELY morbid at the same time...

[Vikings4ever 550]

Funny quote, but ABSOLUTELY morbid at the same time...

Pretty much what you would expect from this board.

[joneo 556]

Funny quote, but ABSOLUTELY morbid at the same time...

 

 

Absolutely morbid. But that's GiantsFan for ya.

[BiPolarBear 485]

And Jessy?

 

+1

[GettnHuge 2]

When the fock did this happen?!

[CurlyNight's Ghost 0]

When the fock did this happen?!

6 hours ago. Good morning!@#@!

[buffalobillsffl2003 0]

Skeletor Chertoff and his "gut feeling"