Indiana Pier Collapses Under Cargo Weight

No injuries were reported

A pier at the Port of Indiana collapsed Tuesday morning under the weight of off-loaded cargo.

The U.S. Coast Guard's Michigan City station told the Northwest Indiana Times the pier assigned to ArcelorMittal, a steel and mining company, cracked and collapsed around 5:30 a.m.

No injuries were reported.

A spokeswoman for the Marine Safety Unit of the U.S. Coast Guard in Chicago told the paper an investigation is ongoing and further details couldn't be released.

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