6 injured after jet bridge collapses at Baltimore airport: Report

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BALTIMORE — Officials say six people have been injured after an “equipment failure” involving a jet bridge at Baltimore-Washington International Airport.

CBS Baltimore says the jet bridge had reportedly collapsed.

Emergency vehicles in the international arrivals area at BWI pic.twitter.com/dEwlR5b31a

— Lynn Krugman (@lkrugs) December 30, 2018

The airport tweeted Saturday night that six people had been taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries due to the incident at Gate E-10.

Partial equipment failure involving jet bridge at #BWI Gate E-10. BWI Fire & Rescue Dept responded, along w/ mutual aid. Preliminary info indicates 6 individuals transported to local hospitals w/ non-life-threatening injuries.

— BWI Marshall Airport (@BWI_Airport) December 30, 2018

A jet bridge is the hallway structure leading to the plane that passengers use to board the aircraft.

No further information was immediately available.

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