Title: Skyride Fire
sam! - July 22, 2009 06:03 PM (GMT)
Alton Towers last night had a 2nd fire in less than two years on the same ride the skyride the cloud cokoo land station has been burnt down with only metal surviving. The park say Skyride is going to be shut for the rest of the season.
rock - July 23, 2009 12:04 PM (GMT)
OH NO!!!!
They cmpletely redid that station aswell :(
mitchp - July 23, 2009 05:54 PM (GMT)
Did my research all day lol.
Never been alton and never been on the skyride but doesent seem like I will lol.
The park told the bbc that it wont be open in the forseen future.
Mitch x
andy76 - July 23, 2009 06:08 PM (GMT)
rock - July 23, 2009 09:10 PM (GMT)
nope luckly, not one person was injured. but there is still no idea of how the fire started. If it was set alight by a chav then unfortunatly he didnt get hurt.
sam! - July 24, 2009 05:44 PM (GMT)
They think a vending machine next to the station had a electical fault and then that set the station on fire.
mitchp - July 26, 2009 03:14 PM (GMT)
