# What actually went right amid a tragedy: How heroic professionals did their job just before the Baltimore bridge collapse

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/what-actually-went-right-amid-a-tragedy-how-heroic-professionals-did-their-job-just-before-the-baltimore-bridge-collapse/
- Published: 2024-04-01T10:00:51-05:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Photo caption: Authorities’ quick thinking and luck played a big role in keeping the Baltimore bridge collapse from becoming an even bigger tragedy. Photo credit: Mandel Ngan / AFP via Getty Images; Chelsea Jia Feng / BI. Article by Tim Paradis, Ana Altchek and Geoff Weiss. Business Insider – March 30, 2024. Certain factors may have minimized lives lost in the Baltimore bridge collapse. Police halted traffic quickly, the collision occurred overnight, and rescue efforts were robust. Some things appear to have gone right, maritime experts told BI. […] Click here to view original web page at www.businessinsider.com