Elevator Platform News Today

Almost two hours after the malfunction. >> once we got it to a horizontal position, our guys can put the victims in harnesses and were able to walk them off the ride. >> reporter: firefighters began carefully removing the riders, slowly guiding them down the stairs with flashlights to the elevator platform. all 12 thrill seekers finally touched the ground at 9:30. a park spokesperson saying one female passenger was transported to the hospital for neck and back pain. in this case, have been repo-...

Moving wildfire east of oakland, california, fors dozens of people to flee their homes. fire scorched more than 1,500 acres in the area of mt. diablo state park. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. a 30-year-old man has died after falling from an elevator platform on to a sidewalk at san franciscos candlestick park. police say the man was walking with his brother. witnesses told police the man appeared to be intoxicated. in august a georgia man died after falling from an upper ...