In 1958, a bridge over the Narrows in Vancouver suddenly fell into a cloud of smoke. The disaster claimed 18 lives, but that is only part of the story.
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Canadian Encyclopedia: https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/second-narrows-bridge-collapse
North Shore News: https://www.nsnews.com/in-the-community/time-traveller-the-first-second-narrows-bridge-1925-3118875
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