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    As Bodies Are Pulled From Rubble, Questions Mount About Miami Bridge

    Sen. Marco Rubio tweeted that the bridge's cables were being tightened when it fell. At least six people were killed when the 950-ton bridge collapsed across a South Florida roadway Thursday.
    by Laurel Wamsley Mar 16, 2018 3 minutes

    Search and rescue teams are carefully unearthing bodies and vehicles from the under the concrete bridge that collapsed suddenly in Miami on Thursday afternoon. And questions over the the bridge's design and construction are just beginning.

    The 174-foot, 950-ton main span had been lifted into place just five days earlier. At least six people were killed and 10 were injured in the collapse, according to the Associated Press.

    Thursday night, Florida Sen. Marco: "The cables that suspend the bridge had loosened & the engineering firm ordered that they be tightened. They were being tightened when it collapsed today."

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