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Baltimore bridge collapse: BBC News Review

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The search for six people missing after a bridge in the US collapsed has been suspended. The accident happened when a ship hit a support column of the Francis Scott Key bridge in the city of Baltimore. There are fears the collapse could lead to a significant disruption to the world’s supply chains. Investigators are now trying to understand what went wrong.

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✔️ 1:25 - Headline 1
✔️ 3:00 - Headline 2
✔️ 4:38 - Headline 3
✔️ 6:08 - Language summary

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