Smoke billows from a section of an overpass that collapsed from a large fire on Interstate 85 in Atlanta, Thursday, March 30, 2017. Witnesses say troopers were telling cars to turn around on the bridge because they were concerned about its integrity. Minutes later, the bridge collapsed. (AP Photo/David Goldman)Photo: The Associated Press
Smoke billows from a section of an overpass that collapsed from a large fire on Interstate 85 in Atlanta, Thursday, March 30, 2017. Witnesses say troopers were telling cars to turn around on the bridge because they were concerned about its integrity. Minutes later, the bridge collapsed. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Smoke billows from a section of an overpass that collapsed from a large fire on Interstate 85 in Atlanta, Thursday, March 30, 2017. Witnesses say troopers were telling cars to turn around on the bridge because they were concerned about its integrity. Minutes later, the bridge collapsed. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Smoke billows from a section of an overpass that collapsed from a large fire on Interstate 85 in Atlanta, Thursday, March 30, 2017. Witnesses say troopers were telling cars to turn around on the bridge because they were concerned about its integrity. Minutes later, the bridge collapsed. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
A couple walks away from the scene after a large fire caused an overpass on Interstate 85 to collapse Thursday, March 30, 2017, in Atlanta. Witnesses say troopers told motorists to turn around on the bridge because they were concerned about its integrity. Minutes later, the bridge collapsed. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
In this image made from a video provided by WSB-TV, firefighters douse a blaze after the large fire caused an overpass on Interstate 85 to collapse in Atlanta, Thursday, March 30, 2017. Witnesses say troopers were telling cars to turn around on the bridge because they were concerned about its integrity. Minutes later, the bridge collapsed. (WSB-TV via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT, ATLANTA TV OUT
In this aerial image made from a video provided by WSB-TV, a large fire that caused an overpass on Interstate 85 to collapse burns in Atlanta, Thursday, March 30, 2017. Witnesses say troopers were telling cars to turn around on the bridge because they were concerned about its integrity. Minutes later, the bridge collapsed. (WSB-TV via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT, ATLANTA TV OUT
In this aerial image made from a video provided by WSB-TV, a large fire that caused an overpass on Interstate 85 to collapse burns in Atlanta, Thursday, March 30, 2017. Witnesses say troopers were telling cars to turn around on the bridge because they were concerned about its integrity. Minutes later, the bridge collapsed. (WSB-TV via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT, ATLANTA TV OUT
In this image made from a video provided by WSB-TV, people watch a large fire, which caused an overpass on Interstate 85 to collapse, burn in Atlanta, Thursday, March 30, 2017. Witnesses say troopers were telling cars to turn around on the bridge because they were concerned about its integrity. Minutes later, the bridge collapsed. (WSB-TV via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT, ATLANTA TV OUT
Un incendie majeur a causé l’effondrement d’un viaduc à Atlanta. Le feu avait été maîtrisé en soirée jeudi.
Selon le Atlanta Journal-Constitution, l’incendie a brûlé durant plus d’une heure sous l’autoroute I-85, projetant un imposant nuage de fumée.
«Le feu est sous contrôle», a dit le sergent Cortez Stafford, un porte-parole du service d’incendie d’Atlanta.
Bien que l’incendie n’était pas encore complètement éteint, M. Stafford a affirmé ne pas s’attendre à ce que les flammes se propagent aux structures environnantes.
Sur le pont, des témoins ont affirmé que des policiers avaient demandé aux automobilistes de rebrousser chemin en raison d’inquiétudes au sujet de l’intégrité de la structure. Quelques minutes plus tard, la viaduc s’affaissait.
