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Wall Under Brooklyn Bridge Collapses During Storm
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Jen Chung
Published Jul 3, 2014
Modified Jul 3, 2014
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During last night's pounding thunderstorm, a facade under the Brooklyn Bridge on the Brooklyn side collapsed, injuring numerous people.
It happened at Washington and Prospect Streets, near the exit ramp to Tillary Street and Cadman Plaza. The Daily News reports:
Jerome Dilligard, 52, said his wife noticed water seeping out from between the heavy stones as they waited for the rain to stop. Dilligard, a retired correction officer, decided to run for their nearby car.
As soon as he left, the wall collapsed — burying his wife Teresa, and their 8-year-old daughter Kaylah, as well as his 30-year-old daughter LaToya Jackson, her son Khmani, 10, and little Kiarra in debris.
The baby was thrown to the street, her grandfather said.
“A stranger picked her up,” Dilligard said. “They were right under the wall when it came down.
“My wife had to dig them all out. It’s a miracle they got out with their lives.”
, "The damage affected a roughly 25-foot-wide section of the fabled span’s facade. There was no word on what caused the stones to loosen, detach and fall."
Via FDNY
The Department of Transportation told the News, "We will immediately conduct a full inspection of all the facades, and will continue to thoroughly inspect our entire bridge inventory."
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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