Officials fired water at the Third Avenue Bridge, which connects the Bronx and Manhattan, to cool it down.

Third Avenue Bridge, which connects New York’s the Bronx to Manhattan, got stuck in an open position due to the high heat on Monday.

FDNY officers arrived in boats and fired water at the structure to try and cool down the metal, which expanded after high temperatures in the city, officials say.

The incident caused major traffic delays during one of the hottest days of the year in New York but reopened on the same day.

  • EchEnglish
    5•2 months ago

    Not the same solar heat ray focused entirely on one bridge.

    • ekZeppEnglish
      4•2 months ago

      Tomatoes/ nuclear radioactive mutated Tomatos 🍅

      … Pretty much the same 🤷‍♂️

      • @AngryCommieKender
        5•2 months ago

        Attack of the killer tomatos isn’t the same as a good Beefsteak

        /j

        • ekZeppEnglish
          3•2 months ago

          Point taken 👍