![]() Last year, the Ohio State fair welcomed 921,000 guests, which was just shy of the fair's all-time record. By Wednesday evening, only four rides at the fair did not pass inspection. Video contributed by an eyewitness shows medical personnel providing treatment to several riders.Īccording to Kasich, 11 rides had not passed inspection by Wednesday morning. Kasich said the fair would reopen on Thursday, but the rides would remain closed pending inspection. Wednesdays fatal ride malfunction that took place at the Ohio State Fair in Columbus was on a ride called The Fire Ball. ![]() "This particular ride was inspected multiple times, including by a third-party inspector," Kasich said. Kasich called the accident, "The worst tragedy in the history of the fair." COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) A video shared on Twitter shows the harrowing moment when a ride at the Ohio State Fair broke apart, sending riders flying. Ohio Governor John Kasich has ordered all rides and attractions at the Ohio State Fair to shut down until every ride has been inspected. The ride was said to have been inspected multiple times, including by a third-party inspector. Michael Vartorella, chief ride inspector of the Amusement Ride Safety Division, told reporters Wednesday night that the ride had no red flags during inspections. Wednesday marked the first day of the 11-day long fair. David Evans of Ohio State University's Wexner Medical Center, which received three patients from the incident, said, "Multiple passengers were ejected at high speed" from the ride, traveled at least 20-30 feet and then "crashed at a significant distance from the ride." A video that has gone viral on several social networking platforms confirms that a gondola snapped from the ride.ĭr. A video posted online appears to show several people on the Fireball ride seconds before parts of the structure, including a full row of seats, split up and fell. An 18-year-old man was tossed from the Fire Ball. Multiple eyewitnesses said that a row of the ride snapped off, causing several riders to plunge to the ground. The closure came after one man was killed and seven other people were injured when a ride malfunctioned at the Ohio State Fair earlier Wednesday. Video captured by a bystander at the fair Wednesday evening shows the Fire Ball ride swinging back and forth like a pendulum and spinning in the air, and then it crashes into something and. local time, which is when Ohio Highway Patrol was notified of the incident.Īmong the seven injured, three are in critical condition, according to Paul Pride of the Ohio Highway Patrol. ![]() One person has died and seven others were injured when a "Fireball" ride malfunctioned Wednesday evening at the Ohio State Fair in Columbus, causing an entire row of riders to be ejected from the attraction. ![]()
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