{"id":83466,"date":"2023-11-23T12:09:38","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T12:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.estaql.com\/rainbow-bridge-explosion-what-to-know-about-the-us-canada-border-blast-news\/"},"modified":"2023-11-23T12:09:38","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T12:09:38","slug":"rainbow-bridge-explosion-what-to-know-about-the-us-canada-border-blast-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estaql.com\/seo\/rainbow-bridge-explosion-what-to-know-about-the-us-canada-border-blast-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Rainbow Bridge explosion: What to know about the US-Canada border blast | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<h2>Rainbow Bridge explosion: What to know about the US-Canada border blast | News<\/h2>\n<p>Rainbow Bridge explosion: What to know about the US-Canada border blast | News<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><span class=\"post-label__text\">EXPLAINER<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"article__subhead css-1wt8oh6\"><em>Two people inside a speeding car were killed in the explosion that took place on the US side of the Rainbow Bridge that goes across the Niagara River.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>A speeding car crashed in flames on the bridge linking New York state in the US and Canada\u2019s Ontario province at Niagara Falls on Wednesday, sparking a security scare that closed four US-Canadian border crossings.<\/p>\n<p>Here is what to know:<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"what-happened-in-the-us-and-when\">What happened in the US and when?<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"spaced-bullet-spacing\">\n<li>On Wednesday, the United States and Canada went on high alert after a car exploded on the American side of a Niagara Falls bridge.<\/li>\n<li>The crash took place a day before Thanksgiving at around 11:30am (16:30 GMT), according to local reports.<\/li>\n<li>The driver and only passenger died in the crash, while a US Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) officer suffered minor injuries. He was treated at a hospital and released, an agency official said later.<\/li>\n<li>Authorities did not identify the two people killed. However, CNN reported the driver was a 56-year-old man who was travelling in a Bentley automobile with his wife to attend a concert in Canada by the rock group KISS, but after it was cancelled, they went to a casino in the US instead.<\/li>\n<li>The crash occurred after the couple left the casino, sources said.<\/li>\n<li>Footage released by the CBP appeared to show a vehicle speeding, then hitting an object and flying into the air before crashing to the ground and exploding in flames.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">CBP is working closely with <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FBI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FBI<\/a>, federal, state &amp; local partners in response to a vehicle explosion at Rainbow Bridge which remains closed. Out of abundance of caution, CBP temporarily suspended inbound\/outbound traffic at 3 other Buffalo crossings that have since reopened. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pTXyUsavRB\">pic.twitter.com\/pTXyUsavRB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CBP (@CBP) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBP\/status\/1727450899121897796?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 22, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 id=\"where-did-the-explosion-happen\">Where did the explosion happen?<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"spaced-bullet-spacing\">\n<li>The crash and explosion took place at the checkpoint on the US side of the Rainbow Bridge. The bridge connects the cities of Niagara Falls, Canada and Niagara Falls, US, stretching over the Niagara River.<\/li>\n<li>After the incident, all three other border crossings along the Niagara River between western New York and the Canadian province of Ontario \u2013 the Peace Bridge, the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge and the Whirlpool Bridge \u2013 were shut for several hours as a precautionary measure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2507551\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2507551\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2507551\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A view of the Rainbow Bridge border crossing into the US in Niagara Falls, Ontario, after a car exploded at a US-Canada checkpoint [Usman Khan\/AFP]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"was-the-rainbow-bridge-explosion-a-terrorist-attack\">Was the Rainbow Bridge explosion a \u2018terrorist attack\u2019?<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"spaced-bullet-spacing\">\n<li>New York Governor Kathy Hochul said there was \u201cno indication of a terrorist attack\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>Her comments were echoed by federal and local law enforcement officials at a separate news conference.<\/li>\n<li>The FBI also said in a statement it had concluded its investigation. \u201cA search of the scene revealed no explosive materials, and no terrorism nexus was identified,\u201d the FBI said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NEW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NEW<\/a> Statement from <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FBI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FBI<\/a> Buffalo regarding the investigation at Rainbow Bridge: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4lwvq8PsAe\">pic.twitter.com\/4lwvq8PsAe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FBI Buffalo (@FBIBuffalo) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FBIBuffalo\/status\/1727517487523119232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 23, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 id=\"what-is-the-latest-on-the-ground\">What is the latest on the ground?<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"spaced-bullet-spacing\">\n<li>The three bridges that were not involved were reopened early Wednesday evening, but the Rainbow Bridge remained closed during the investigation and as officials assessed the crossing\u2019s safety.<\/li>\n<li>The New York City police department has sent NYPD officers upstate to \u201csupport efforts on the ground\u201d following the explosion.<\/li>\n<li>Buffalo Niagara International Airport said the airport is open and fully operational, but that travellers should expect additional screenings and security checks following the incident.<\/li>\n<li>Toronto police said they will increase patrols of uniformed officers throughout the city out of an abundance of caution.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Due to today\u2019s incident at the Canada-US border, we will be increasing directed patrols of uniformed officers throughout the city. This is out of an abundance of caution and there are no known threats for the city of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Toronto?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Toronto<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Toronto Police (@TorontoPolice) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TorontoPolice\/status\/1727418333962940765?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 22, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 id=\"what-are-people-saying-about-the-rainbow-bridge-explosion\">What are people saying about the Rainbow Bridge explosion?<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"spaced-bullet-spacing\">\n<li>Witness Mike Guenther told Buffalo television station WGRZ-TV that he was walking near the bridge with his wife when the car, travelling at high speed, struck a fence at the crossing and was catapulted into the air before exploding.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHe was flying, over 100 miles an hour,\u201d said Guenther, who was visiting from Kitchener, Ontario. He said the vehicle, which he described as a luxury sedan, was \u201cfishtailing\u201d out of control before it crashed.<\/li>\n<li>Photos and videos taken by bystanders and posted on social media showed thick smoke and a security booth that had been singed by flames. Footage showed the fire was in a US CBP area just east of the main vehicle checkpoint.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThis is obviously a very serious situation in Niagara Falls,\u201d Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in Parliament. \u201cWe are taking this extraordinary seriously.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Ivan Vitalii, a Ukrainian visiting Niagara Falls, told The Niagara Gazette newspaper that he and a friend were near the bridge when they \u201cheard something smash\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWe saw fire and big, black smoke,\u201d he was quoted as saying.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0635\u062f\u0631\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2023\/11\/23\/rainbow-bridge-explosion-what-to-know-about-the-us-canada-border-blast?traffic_source=rss\">\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0635\u062f\u0631<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lenkaed.com\" title=\"\u0623\u062e\u0628\u0627\u0631\" rel=\"dofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u0623\u062e\u0628\u0627\u0631<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Rainbow Bridge explosion: What to know about the US-Canada border blast | News\" href=\"\/\">Rainbow Bridge explosion: What to know about the US-Canada border blast | News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rainbow Bridge explosion: What to know about the US-Canada border blast | News Rainbow Bridge explosion: What to know about the US-Canada border blast | News EXPLAINER Two people inside a speeding car were killed in the explosion that took place on the US side of the Rainbow Bridge that goes across the Niagara River. 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