The scene was pitch black... Finally rescued like this, a Ferris wheel in Shenzhen suddenly lost power! 46 people trapped in the amusement park | malfunction | Ferris wheel
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Shenzhen amusement park Ferris wheel
Power outage due to malfunction during operation
46 tourists are trapped
Causing a lot of attention
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A Ferris wheel in Shenzhen suddenly loses power
Tourists shaking their phones to light up for help
At around 10pm on June 22nd, a netizen reported that the Ferris wheel at Xinggao Amusement Park in Dalang Commercial Center, Longhua District, Shenzhen, had malfunctioned and stopped running, trapping some citizens in the observation cabin.
According to videos taken by netizens, after the incident, the main body of the Ferris wheel and the observation cabin were powered off, and the scene was pitch black. Tourists could be seen shaking their phones to illuminate and send distress signals to the outside of the cabin.
The Ferris wheel of Xinggao Big Wave Dream Park malfunctioned and lost power, trapping multiple tourists.
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According to Mr. Chen, a netizen, several fire trucks rushed to the scene shortly after the incident. Due to a power outage, the Ferris wheel was unable to rotate, and firefighters had to work together to pull the wheel.
"123123123..." Mr. Chen, standing outside the amusement park, could clearly hear the firefighters shouting as they vigorously pulled the Ferris wheel. Mr. Chen reported that it took about an hour for firefighters to rescue each tourist from the observation cabin one by one.
Firefighters manually pulled and pulled each tourist from the observation cabin one by one.
The incident did not cause any casualties
Preliminary investigation of the cause of the malfunction
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According to Shenzhen Fire Department, after the incident, a total of 4 vehicles and 18 people from Longhua Brigade's Dalang Fire Rescue Station and its subordinate small stations arrived at the scene. Fire rescue personnel assisted the park in manually dragging the Ferris wheel carriages to the ground one by one, evacuating trapped personnel to a safe area. At 23:10, all trapped personnel were evacuated and no one was injured.
The reporter learned from the Dalang Street Office in Longhua District——
At 22:00 on June 22nd, the control board of the Ferris wheel at the Star Altitude Amusement Park in Dalang Commercial Center malfunctioned and lost power, causing tourists to be trapped in high altitude.
At 22:08, four firefighting and rescue vehicles, district and street leaders, city supervisors, and relevant departments of the street arrived one after another to handle the situation and organize personnel for rescue.
At 22:51, the trapped personnel were basically rescued.
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At 23:56, it was confirmed that all 46 trapped individuals had been rescued, rescue investigations were completed, and the amusement park had not yet been electrified.
At present, based on preliminary understanding, the cause of the malfunction is a motor failure in the Ferris wheel drive, and a fault investigation will be initiated in the future.
According to public information, Xinggao Big Wave Dream Park is located in the Longhua Commercial Center of Shenzhen. It opened on July 8, 2022 and is an ocean themed amusement park. The entire park includes 16 mobile amusement projects, including Ferris wheel, Pirate ship, Crazy Wheel, Adventure free, Ocean collision, Rotating Tower, Carousel, Space Walk, etc.