Title supplied by cataloger. Rescue workers transport one of two men who were extracted from their vehicle at Firestone Boulevard near Graham Avenue when a bridge support for the new light rail line between downtown L.A. and Long Beach collapsed this morning. Both men were only slightly injured, after a girder fell onto the road. Firefighters used the "jaws of life" to free one victim trapped in the wreckage. Cause of the collapse is under investigation. Photograph dated March 29, 1989.
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;23 x 27 cm. on sheet 28 x 32 cm. Photographic prints
Concrete bridges--Accidents--California--Los Angeles County Accident victims--California--Los Angeles County Concrete bridges--Design and construction Accidents--California--Los Angeles County Rescues--California--Los Angeles County Fire fighters--California--Los Angeles County Allied health personnel--California--Los Angeles County Railroad bridges--California--Los Angeles County Unincorporated areas--California--Los Angeles County Florence (Los Angeles County, Calif.) Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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