In Kazan rose Ferris wheel, rescuers took 12 people

In Kazan stopped the attraction “ferris wheel”, which were 27 people, including ten children, the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Tatarstan in “Max”.

The incident occurred on Fatykh Amirkhan Street, the height of the Ferris wheel is 65 m. "The preliminary cause of the incident is the burnout of the brake rectifier, which ensures the work of gear motors, as a result of which the Ferris wheel was blocked," the publication says.

The cashiers and the administration did not know exactly how many visitors there were, the Emergencies Ministry noted. After watching the video surveillance, it was possible to establish that 27 people were on the Ferris wheel at the time of the stop, including 10 children.

Independently, when scrolling the wheels were able to get off 15 people, including seven children. Another 12, including three minors, were evacuated by firefighters and rescuers. No one was injured, the MES said.

In July, due to bad weather in Nizhny Novgorod, cabins were stuck on the cable car, where there were 16 people, including four children. Then everyone was evacuated, no one was injured, the regional Ministry of Emergency Situations reported. Nizhny Novgorod Department of the IC began the inspection.