Public safety officials reported that there was “a strong smell of natural gas in the area” and later reported that a gas line had “been cut.” Officials also reported that the American Red Cross had been contacted “for victim assistance” and that a public information officer would provide any updates on injuries after arriving at the scene.
The White House told TheTeCHyWorLD in a statement that Biden still plans to travel to Pittsburgh on Friday despite the bridge collapse. He is scheduled to depart Joint Base Andrews for Allegheny County Airport in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, at 11:30 a.m. and return to the White House at 4:20 p.m.
While in Pittsburgh, Biden is scheduled to visit Carnegie Mellon University at Mill 19 and deliver remarks on “strengthening the nation’s supply chains, revitalizing American manufacturing, creating good-paying, union jobs, and building a better America, including through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law,” according to the White House.