Officials in the state of Florida say the lead engineer responsible for a pedestrian bridge that collapsed this week left a voicemail for a state official two days before the accident warning of “some cracking.”
The Florida Department of Transportation said the voicemail was not retrieved until Friday because the state transportation official to whom the message was directed was out of the office on assignment.
According to a transcript of the call released by the department, the engineer with the private contractor FIGG Bridge Group said he did not consider the cracking on the bridge a safety issue.
“Obviously the cracking is not good,” he said, adding that something would have to be done to repair it.
Earlier Friday, authorities in Florida said the death toll from the collapsed pedestrian bridge on the campus of Florida International University had risen to six people. They said the toll is expected to climb as searchers dig through rubble, where several cars remain buried.
Local Police Department acknowledged a homicide investigation is under way but described as premature reports that criminal charges are imminent.
At least nine people were injured when the bridge.
美国佛罗里达州的官员说,负责本星期坍塌步行桥的项目工程师在事故发生前两天曾经给一名州政府官员电话留言,警告说“有裂缝”。
佛罗里达运输部说,这个电话留言星期五才发现,因为收留言的州政府运输官员正好因公出差。
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