MIAMI—Hours before the collapse of a pedestrian bridge at Florida International University on Thursday, the engineering company for the bridge held a meeting to discuss a crack on the structure, according to a statement from the university released early Saturday. The engineering company, Figg Bridge Engineers, delivered a technical presentation on the crack, and “concluded there were no safety concerns and the crack did not compromise the structural integrity of the bridge,” the statement said. Read more: Engineer left voice mail about cracks 2 days before Florida bridge collapsed, officials sayArticle Continued BelowSix dead after pedestrian bridge collapses at Miami-area university Whether the cracking contributed to the collapse, which killed at least six people, remains a key question in the investigation. One of the six victims, Navarro Brown, was part of the crew working on the bridge; he died at the hospital. Relatives of those missing following Thursday's pedestrian bridge collapse in Miami are anxiously wating to hear whether their loved ones are safe and alive.

Source: thestar March 17, 2018 18:45 UTC