As recently as one week ago, she remained in a coma, said Lt. It wasn't until the ride slowed that he opened his eyes, unsure of what had gone wrong. In the other gondola, as the ride broke apart, Andrews screamed out in pain.
Franks and Dunlap were trapped inside the gondola and needed rescue workers to set them free. Martinez told investigators it sounded like an explosion as the gondola detached and sent Jarrell and Lewis flying. The orange gondola struck the deck, hitting a red bar, then came loose, according to the report. "Once you operate the ride for a long period of time, he becomes one with the ride and can feel if something isn't right," investigators said, describing the interview with Martinez.īut something wasn't right. Martinez told investigators that the ride felt normal. Some riders complained of shaking and asked to get off. Martinez started the ride, pressing his foot on the pedal. How a day at the Ohio State Fair turned tragic Lambert complained that her harness was too loose, but a ride operator told her that was normal, Andrews later told investigators. Fire Ball Ride Accident At Ohio State Fair - Actual Footage. Fire Ball Ride Accident At Ohio State Fair – Actual Footage. A photo of the Fire Ball, taken by a fair attendee shortly before. Fire Ball Ride Accident At Ohio State Fair Actual Footage. Jacob Andrews, 22, of Pataskala, was seated in another gondola with his girlfriend, Jennifer Lambert, 18, of Columbus. Inspectors and ride operators did their jobs, following established rules, an Ohio State Highway Patrol investigation concluded.
Marines just five days earlier his 19-year-old girlfriend, Lewis Russell Franks, 42, of Columbus and Tamika Dunlap, 36, of Reynoldsburg, were all swapped into the fated orange gondola. Jarrell, a Columbus resident who had enlisted in the U.S. At the time, ride inspectors and operators said, it seemed fine. Fire Ball manufacturer orders rides be shut down worldwide. The rides Dutch manufacturer told operators of the same attraction at fairs and festivals around the world to stop using it until more is learned about what caused the malfunction. Consumer Product Safety Commission would later find "a good amount of rust and corrosion" inside the swinging arm that held that gondola, the report said. Fire Ball manufacturer orders rides be shut down worldwide.
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