Texas: Another US bridge hit by barge after Baltimore tragedy; oil spill feared
No persons are injured and the bridge remains standing after the barge
Weeks after Baltimore Key Bridge collapsed after a collision with DALI ship, another barge crashed into a bridge on the Texas coast on Wednesday (May 15), forcing the closure of the only roadways to a small island off the city of Galveston, nearly 300 km from Dallas.
Texas barge crash: What happened?
According to local media reports, no persons are injured and the bridge remains standing after the barge.
The Galveston County's Office of Emergency Management said that the barge is owned by New York State-based Martin Petroleum.
It ran into the bridge around 10 a.m (local time).
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The Office of Emergency Management said in a statement that "vacuum gas oil from the barge has been visually confirmed in the water" and that the barge's total capacity was 30,000 gallons.
The amount that has leaked was unknown.
WION has reached out Martin Petroleum Corp for a response. The story will be updated if and when they respond.
Texas coast Oil spill: Precautions taken
The Office of Emergency Management said that about 6.5 miles of the Intracoastal Waterway has been closed to water traffic.
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The images on local TV showed a portion of a railway that runs alongside the bridge, located about 60 miles southeast of Houston, collapsed on top the barge.
The City of Galveston said in a written statement that "the U.S. Coast Guard is responding and will determine the extent of the spill, as well as initiate the containment and cleanup processes."
An investigation is underway, the statement said. Officials haveyet to ascertainwhat may have caused the accident.
Engineers from the Texas Department of Transportation will now examine the bridge thatwill remain closed until it is deemed safe, the city has said.
The Texas collision comes amid growing concerns in the United States about the vulnerability of bridges to large ships, after a cargo ship crashed intoBaltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge in March, killing six people and leading to the collapse of the bridge.
(With inputs from agencies)