What we know: Rainbow Bridge closed due to incident involving vehicle coming into the U.S.

HOSPITALIZATIONS RISE AS IT DID LAST WINTER >> AND WE’RE FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW. GOOD DAY MICHAEL WOOTEN IN NIAGARA FALLS. THE RAINBOW BRIDGE IS CLOSED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS AFTER AN INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED LATE THIS MORNING INVOLVING A VEHICLE, SOME TYPE OF EXPLOSION THAT HAPPENED THERE. ONE OF THE INSPECTION BOOTHS WILL SHOW YOU SOME VIDEO FROM THE SCENE THERE. YOU CAN SEE THERE IS DAMAGE. THERE’S DEBRIS ALL OVER THE PLACE A LOT. WE DON’T KNOW RIGHT NOW, BUT WE DO KNOW THERE IS A LARGE POLICE PRESENCE AND WE GOT A STATEMENT A SHORT TIME AGO

FROM NIAGARA FALLS POLICE. THIS IS AARON FERGUSON, THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER. >> WITH THE MAYOR’S OFFICE SAYING THAT THE RAINBOW BRIDGE IS CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. THERE HAS BEEN AN INCIDENT INVOLVING A VEHICLE COMING INTO THE UNITED STATES. FEDERAL AUTHORITIES ARE CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING THE SITUATION. AGAIN, A CHAOTIC SCENE THERE RIGHT NOW AS THERE IS A LARGE LAW ENFORCEMENT RESPONSE. IT’S VERY RARE TO HAVE AN INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE LIKE THIS CLOSED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. IT’S BEEN LIKE THAT FOR A WHILE. WE CAN SHOW YOU FROM THE TRAFFIC CAMERAS IN THAT AREA THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN

BROUGHT INTO TO BLOCK SOME OF THE LANES OF TRAFFIC. THIS IS IN THE AREA LEADING TO THE RAINBOW BRIDGE, WHICH AGAIN, JUST TO RECAP RIGHT NOW IS CLOSED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS AFTER SOME TYPE OF INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED LATE THIS

MORNING. FEDERAL AUTHORITIES ARE INVESTIGATING A LARGE POLICE RESPONSE WITH LOCAL STATE AND FEDERAL AUTHORITIES. THERE ON SCENE RIGHT NEAR THE PEACE EXCUSE ME, RIGHT NEAR THE