Iceberg wall collapses at Titanic museum in Tennessee, sending 3 guests to hospital
WVLT via CNN
and last updated 2021-08-03 17:17:09-04
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. â Three people were sent to the hospital after an iceberg wall collapsed at a Titanic museum in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
The Titanic Museum Attraction said in a Facebook post that the wall collapsed and injured three guests Monday evening.
The Pigeon Forge Police Department told WVLT that its officers responded to the museum shortly before 8 p.m. local time, where they located the injured patrons. Police said preliminary evidence indicates the incident was accidental.
The business said Tuesday afternoon that it didnât know the extent of the injuries sustained in the accident.
Wall of ice collapses at Titanic Museum in Tennessee, 3 hurt
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FILE - In this April 3, 2012 file photo, visitors check the passenger list against their boarding pass to see if they were a survivor or casualty of the sinking of the ship at the Titanic Museum in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. The iceberg wall at the Titanic Museum Attraction in Tennessee collapsed and injured three guests, Monday, Aug. 2, 2021. The attraction closed Monday night after the collapse but reopened for those with tickets on Tuesday.(Curt Habraken/The Mountain Press via AP, File)
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (AP) – A wall of ice at the Titanic Museum Attraction in Tennessee collapsed and injured three guests, the museum’s owners said.
According to reports, an iceberg wall inside of the Titanic attraction in Tennessee collapsed and resulted in three people being taken to the hospital. The exhibit was shut down as owners of the attraction say, . we never would have expected an incident like this to occur .
It all happened at the popular Titanic Museum Attraction in Pigeon Forge, TN.
See the Facebook post from the owners of the Titanic Museum Attraction below.
Owners of the attraction, Mary Kellogg Joslyn and John Joslyn said that three guests were taken to the hospital, although the extent of their injuries were unknown.
More details on the incident coming from a report via WAFB Channel 9 on Facebook below.
« À l’heure actuelle nous ne connaissons pas l’étendue de leurs blessures. Il va sans dire que nous ne nous attendions pas à un tel accident tant la sécurité de nos invités et de nos personnels et une priorité », a déclaré les responsables du Musée, sur leur page Facebook.
Le Titanic Museum Attraction a été fermé pour des raisons de sécurité, avant de rouvrir ses portes mardi. Selon le département de police de Pigeon Forge, l’effondrement semble être accidentel.
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Les responsables du Musée estiment qu’il faudra au moins quatre semaines pour reconstruire le mur d’iceberg.
The Titanic Museum attraction in Tennessee
The Titanic Museum Attraction in the US left three visitors injured after a large wall of ice collapsed.
The tourist hotspot in Tennessee’s Smoky Mountains calls itself the world’s largest museum tribute to the famous ship which sunk a century ago.
The local fire department arrived at 8.11pm on Monday after receiving a call about the incident.
One person was airlifted to a medical centre 30 miles away, while the other two were taken by ambulance to a local medical centre – their current conditions are not known.
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The wall of ice is a large part of the museum as it represents the iceberg which triggered the dramatic sinking of the Titanic in 1912.