NEW YORK – Authorities say a section of the facade inside an underpass of the Brooklyn Bridge has collapsed, injuring five people.
It happened Wednesday night in Brooklyn during a thunderstorm.
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A fire department spokesman says the collapse involved a section roughly 25 feet (7.6 metres) wide.
All of the injuries were minor. It wasn’t immediately known who was hurt.
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Department of Buildings inspectors are investigating.
There is no word on what caused the collapse.
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