Brooklyn Bridge Facade Collapses, Injuring 5

Brooklyn Bridge Facade Collapses, Injuring 5
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 01: The Brooklyn Bridge and the Financial District neighborhood are enveloped in fog on May 1, 2014, seen from the DUMBO neighborhood of the Brooklyn Borough of New York City. New York has experienced unusually heavy rain over the past two days, from a storm system that also caused tornados in the midwest. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 01: The Brooklyn Bridge and the Financial District neighborhood are enveloped in fog on May 1, 2014, seen from the DUMBO neighborhood of the Brooklyn Borough of New York City. New York has experienced unusually heavy rain over the past two days, from a storm system that also caused tornados in the midwest. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

July 2 (Reuters) - A section of a stone facade inside a Brooklyn Bridge underpass collapsed late on Wednesday evening, injuring five people, a New York City fire official said.

The roughly 25-foot section of stonework toppled before 8 p.m. local time, New York City Fire Department spokesman Jim Long said.

"There is nothing structurally wrong with the bridge," Long said, adding that the people who were injured were not hit with the heavier chunks of falling debris.

The cause was being investigated.

(Reporting by Eric M. Johnson; Editing by Kim Coghill)

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