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For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Officials are investigating why part of a bridge in eastern Germany collapsed early Wednesday, disrupting a major traffic artery in Dresden and interrupting the city's heating system. No one was injured when a section of the Carola Bridge fell into the Elbe River, the Dresden fire department said on its website. A tram runs along the section of the bridge that collapsed, and pipes that are part of the city's heating system were damaged as well.

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