FALL RIVER — It’s too early to tell how exactly Tuesday's devastating collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, and the closure of that city’s port, will affect the shipping industry in Fall River. But Ken Fiola Jr. said we’ll feel the effects even hundreds of miles away. 

“It’s a nightmare,” he said.

Fiola is the facility safety officer at Fall River Line Pier Inc., which operates at the Fall River State Pier on Water Street.

“This is going to have shipping repercussions throughout the East Coast, both on land and on sea," Fiola said. “There’ll be more trucks on the roads. There’s going to be congestion at ports. There are going to be delays in products being delivered and shipped. It’s going to have an impact.”

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