![]() ![]() Ken Martin, a safety analyst and consultant in Richmond, Virginia, said that fairs across the country are closing many types of rides in what he called a knee-jerk, “kind of a 'Chicken Little' approach” to the Ohio State Fair tragedy. The other people injured were 36-year-old Tamika Dunlap of Reynoldsburg, 22-year-old Jacob Andrews of Pataskala and 42-year-old Russell Franks, 19-year-old Keziah Lewis, 18-year-old Jennifer Lambert, 13-year-old Tyler Griffin and 19-year-old Abdihakim Hussein, all of Columbus, according to the State Highway Patrol. Jarrell was thrown high into the air and landed on the ground about 50 feet from the ride. ![]() Wednesday when the amusement ride broke apart. Eleven of the rides are in the United States.Īn 18-year-old man, Tyler Jarrell, of Columbus, was killed and seven others were injured, three critically, as a result of the accident about 7:20 p.m. KMG told The Associated Press the ride in the Ohio State Fair accident was built in the Netherlands in 1998 and is one of 48. "Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone impacted by the tragic accident at the Ohio State Fair," the Indiana State Fair statement said. 4 while the investigation into the deadly incident in Ohio continues. On Thursday, the Indiana State Fair announced Thursday that fair officials and North American Midway have decided to cancel the Fire Ball ride from the more than 50 rides when that fair opens Aug. In its statement, the Netherlands-based company described what happened: "In the accident, a passenger-carrying gondola detached from the supporting sweep arm."Įven before the company issued the statement, ride owners and government agencies across North America were voluntarily shutting the rides down. North American Midway Entertainment, which operates rides at state fairs and many amusement parks, said it would close its Fire Ball rides "until further notice from the manufacturer for precautionary safety measures." ![]() The manufacturer, KMG, called on operators to shut down all versions of the ride until it can investigate the fatal incident. Fire Ball rides worldwide were shut down Thursday after one of them broke apart at the Ohio State Fair on Wednesday night, killing one person and injuring seven others. ![]()
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