London's Tower Bridge Stuck Open, Causing Traffic Chaos for Hours

Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 06:41am on 29 Sep 2023,Friday International

London's iconic Tower Bridge was stuck open for over 30 minutes on Thursday afternoon, leading to major traffic disruptions in the city center. Around 1:15pm, the bridge failed to close after allowing a sailboat to pass below on the River Thames. With the bridge unable to lower, traffic was brought to a standstill. Large crowds gathered to watch the mechanical failure, cheering when the bridge finally closed after an extended wait. The vital passageway in central London was cut off while engineers worked to resolve the technical malfunction. The problem caused significant inconvenience before being fixed.

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