Four Canada-U.S. borders closed after explosions at checkpoints

A container truck crosses the Canada-US border (illustration).

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, NEW YORK — Authorities said all four borders between the United States and Canada were closed after a car exploded on the border bridge on the American side, which connects the two Niaraga states Falls in New York. York.

City of AlgeriaOn Thursday (11/23/2023), authorities said two people in a car died in an explosion on the Rainbow Bridge on the U.S. side across the Niagara River.

Three other bridges in Western New York and Ontario were immediately closed as a precaution. Buffalo-Niagar International Airport has begun checking all cars and notifying passengers of upcoming inspections.

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) office in Buffalo, New York, said it was coordinating with all regulatory agencies. On X’s social media, the FBI described the current situation as “fluid.”

The cause of the explosion is not yet known. Photos and videos taken by passers-by and posted on social media showed thick smoke and a security post engulfed in flames. The video shows the fire breaking out in a U.S. Customs and Border Protection area east of the main vehicle checkpoint.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was informed and the White House said it was monitoring the situation closely. “The situation in Niagara Falls is obviously very serious, we take it very seriously,” Trudeau told Parliament.

Writing in The Niagara Gazette, Ivan Vitalii, a Ukrainian resident who was visiting Niagara Falls, said he and his friend were near the bridge when they heard “something crash.”

“We saw big black flames and smoke,” he said.

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