A cable narrowly missed passing vehicles after it snapped from a newly inaugurated bridge in northern China.

The video was filmed in Shijiazhuang in Hebei Province on November 5.

A stay cable on the Huto River Bridge suddenly snapped, plummeted onto the roadway and burst into flames.

As flames engulfed the bridge's surface, a quick-thinking motorist took a fire extinguisher from his car to try to put out the fire.

The bridge, known locally as the internet-famous bridge due to its popularity on social media, had only been opened to traffic on September 28 this year.

The construction, design, engineering, firefighting, and traffic police units arrived on site immediately to address the situation. Fortunately, the cable's fall resulted in no casualties or damage to vehicles, and by midnight on November 6, the bridge was reopened to traffic.

Initial analyses suggested that a short circuit at the joint of the electrical wires in the illumination line of the No. 2 stay cable caused the fire, leading to the cable's eventual deformation and rupture. Moving forward, the relevant departments will rapidly investigate the cause of the fire and carry out urgent repairs on the damaged stay cable. In addition, the bridge will undergo intensified inspections and maintenance to ensure its safety for the public.

The Huto River Bridge is a hallmark project of the municipal improvement program for Fuxing Avenue in Shijiazhuang City. With a total length of approximately 2,208 metres and a span combination of 380 metres, its main tower rises to 146.5 metres, supported by 62 spatially arranged twisting stay cables. The design of these cables is particularly noteworthy as it represents a national first for a single-tower, cable-stayed bridge with a reel-type spatial cable plane.

The video was provided by local media with permission.

11月5日晚，河北石家庄，复兴大街滹沱河大桥上的斜拉钢索突然断裂，并坠落桥面燃烧起火，现场有热心车主用自家车辆携带的灭火器参与灭火。
据了解，事发的石家庄复兴大街滹沱河特大桥被当地人称为网红桥，今年9月28日才建成通车。
11月6日，石家庄交投集团对此事发布情况通报，原文如下：
2023年11月5日19:36，由中交第二公路工程局有限公司承建的复兴大街滹沱河大桥东半幅2#斜拉索距主塔近端位置出现冒烟起火，建设、设计、施工、消防、交警等相关单位第一时间赶到现场进行处置，2#斜拉索断落至桥面，未造成人员伤亡和车辆损毁。11月6日0点大桥恢复正常通行。经初步分析，因2#斜拉索亮化线路电线接头短路，导致起火燃烧、变形淬断。下一步，相关单位将尽快对断裂的2#亮化斜拉索进行起火原因调查和抢修恢复，同时对大桥加强巡查维护，确保安全。
资料显示，滹沱河特大桥是石家庄市复兴大街市政化改造项目的重要控制性工程。该桥全长约2208米，跨径组合为380米，主塔高146.5米，62根斜拉索呈空间扭索面布置形式。据介绍，其中斜拉索设计为国内首创的卷轴型空间索面独塔斜拉桥。