Rides Fire Ball removed in the world

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Thursday, 27 July 2017 17:15

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The manufacturer is Dutch-the merry-go Fire Ball, in which a man lost his life Wednesday in Columbus, Ohio, requests that all rides Fire Ball not be used until further notice.

The opinion of the manufacturer KMG, regarding the quarantine of the rides the Fire Ball (also known as Afterburner) that are used in the world, including 11 in the United States, according to several media outlets.

“We are currently gathering information on the accident and investigate the cause and circumstances of the accident,” said the company in a press release. The notice of non-use is also valid for the model to Move it KMG.

The manufacturer, however, is not responsible for the maintenance of the device, which has been lacking in Columbus.

North American Midway Entertainment, an american company that provides the rides had already announced that these rides Fire Ball are removed from the market. The company provides rides in 20 U.s. States and four canadian provinces.

The fair K-Days, Edmonton has followed these guidelines and has already put this game aside Wednesday evening, reported CTV News. The canadian national Exhibition (CNE) in Toronto has announced that she will do the same for its event in the month of August for security reasons.

“Because safety is our first priority, we support the decision of our supplier to close the Fire Ball until further notice,” said the communications officer for K-Days, Lori Cote.

North American Midway Entertainment also had to provide rides for fairs in Regina and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, but he was certain that the Fire Ball was part of it, according to CTV News.

Victim 18 years of age

The man who lost his life in the accident of arena, Ohio, was only 18 years old, depending on what have revealed the authorities on Thursday.

The death of Tyler Jarrell has been found on the site by the emergency services. It has been projected in the air from 15 meters height and died on the blow, falling heavily on the concrete.

The police officers also pointed out that the seven other injured in this drama, two of which are still in a critical condition, were aged between 14 and 42 years, in the accident of the Fire Ball, a kind of pendulum with several giant branches, which are attached to the passenger seat and turns on itself at the same time that it oscillates on the sides.

The tragedy occurred when a piece holding the passengers in the gondola in full movement in the air seems to be broken.