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A Kilimanjaro Safaris ride at
Disney’s Animal Kingdom ended in an unpleasant incident on Sunday afternoon,
when one a fire broke out on one of the trucks. Four people required medical
intervention after suffering minor injuries while trying to get off the ride.
One of the visitors, a woman,
suffered a knee injury after she jumped from the burning ride, an was taken to
the Florida Hospital - Celebration for medical care. The other three visitors were
given medical treatment at the scene, without requiring further treatment at
the hospital.
According to Disney
representatives, the ride was closed for the rest of the day, and it will
remain closed until all the other trucks will be checked. Park officials said
they were following standard procedure in case of accidents or malfunctions,
and that a team was set to inspect the Safari trucks.
The fire appeared to have broken
out between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. at one of the trucks. As Disney spokeswoman Andrea
Finger said, the fire lit when an engine hose failed, but the blaze was out by
the time fire officials arrived at the scene.
Fortunately, this time there
were no serious incidents to report, as the injuries suffered by the four
visitors were minor. The park is required to report the incidents that ended in
serious injuries requiring overnight hospitalization or death.
The Animal Kingdom has had to
deal with more serious incidents at the end of 2007, when one woman suffered a
fatal heart attack after an Expedition Everest roller coaster ride, and at
least other four others complained of various injuries and illnesses, as
reported by the state Bureau of Fair Rides Inspection.
Regarding the Sunday incident,
the ride is expected to be re-opened by Monday, after the team investigating
the trucks will have finished their evaluation and declare the Kilimanjaro
Safari safe again.
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