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Atlanta Footbridge Collapse Kills 1

By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 19, 2008 1:22 PM CST

(Newser) – An elevated walkway under construction at Atlanta’s Botanical Garden collapsed today, killing a worker and injuring 18, the Journal-Constitution reports. Workers were pouring concrete for the 40-foot-high footbridge when the collapse set off a scene one EMT described as "sheer chaos." Those...   Read full story »

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