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According to an initial report obtained by USA TODAY, Cincinnati Fire was informed about "a vehicle fire" near the Interstate 471 bridge that crosses the Ohio River just before 3:30 a.m.
The Dan C Beard Bridge is visibly black from smoke after a fire that destroyed 1000 Hands Every Child’s Playground at Sawyer Point Park in Cincinnati on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024.
The fire broke out overnight near a playground under the bridge, shutting down Interstate 471, according to the Cincinnati Fire Department. Video showed flames soaring more than 40 feet into the air and igniting a short section of the bridge, known for its yellow arches, near downtown Cincinnati.
Cincinnati Firefighters work the scene of a fire that destroyed 1000 Hands Every Child’s Playground at Sawyer Point Park under the Dan C Beard Bridge in Cincinnati on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024.
The Dan C Beard Bridge is visibly black from smoke after a fire that destroyed 1000 Hands Every Child’s Playground at Sawyer Point Park in Cincinnati on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024.
The nickname was coined by local residents after the bridge's golden arches were constructed. In the 1980s, McDonald's considered opening a floating restaurant at the base after the nickname caught on, but never went to construction. [4] This bridge has a main span of 750 feet (230 m) and has a total span of 2,100 feet (640 m).
On June 30, 2014, a Norfolk Southern freight train crossing the bridge caught fire, closing the bridge for more than 17 hours and backing up traffic on NS lines as far away as Cincinnati, Ohio, and Somerset, Kentucky. The fire occurred in containers loaded with tea bags and children's toys.
The Beverly Hills Supper Club fire in Southgate, Kentucky, is the seventh deadliest nightclub fire in history. It occurred on the night of May 28, 1977, during the Memorial Day holiday weekend. A total of 165 people died and more than 200 were injured as a result of the blaze.