The event occurred after 1:30 a.m., when the attraction’s safety systems shut down its mechanism after detecting an anomaly.
The fourteen people rescued in the early hours of this Sunday from a giant swing, the typical “flying chairs”will not easily forget their visit to the Valdespartera exhibition center after being suspended 18 meters high for two hours.
The event occurred after 1:30 a.m., when the attraction’s safety systems shut down its mechanism after detecting an anomaly, which left passengers in suspense. 14 people at a height of 18 meters.
The Zaragoza firefighters went to the exhibition center with an automatic ladder to lower people using the vertical rescue technique.
😳After 1 a.m., a water pipe on this attraction broke, and the fairgrounds quickly shut it down. 3 fire trucks quickly arrived on site and, in just over 2 hours, they rescued everyone trapped at the top of the attraction. pic.twitter.com/byhHMLthZq
— I come from Zaragoza (@SoydeZaragoza) October 13, 2024
Following the protocol provided for this type of intervention, the firefighters placed all the people rescued harnesses and anchors safely make the transition from the attraction to the automatic ladder and then proceed to the descent one by one, respecting all the standards established for work at height.
It turns out that in the days preceding the Pilar Festival in Zaragoza, the firefighters had already practiced this type of rescue with ladders.
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