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I-15 Bridge Collapses in LA After Fire Burns Out Wooden Formwork

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racookpe1978

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Feb 1, 2007
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A bridge over the very busy I-15 expressway from LA towards Las Vegas collapsed today when the wooden formwork burned out, dropping the rebars, forms, and superstructure onto the traffic lanes below.

Fire was started by a single worker using a torch above the forms.

Story and picture in link below. Some valid observations, some political commentary.
 
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