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Total 75 people were injured due to stop Quito cable car, Ecuador, due to electrical problems, of which 27 ended up locked in cabins systems, leading to the
Total 75 people were injured due to stop Quito cable car, Ecuador, due to electrical problems, of which 27 ended up locked in cabins systems, leading to the development of a complex rescue mission in the middle of the night.
He The rescue lasted approximately 11 hours, a time when some people stayed in cabins suspended in the air and ended without any reports of injuries.
Around 3:00 local time (4:00 CMT), the operation that succeeded in evicting the entire system was completed, allowing it to rise from a height of 3,117 meters to 3,917 meters up the steep slope leading to the ridge. Pichincha volcano, from where you can walk to its summit.
75 people were among the injured. 48 were evacuated from the upper station, another 17 were removed from the cabins. and 10 more managed to get out after the system was able to reactivate, making rescue faster and easier.
Quito Mayor Pabel Muñoz explained that the cable car was stopped at 4:30 pm local time, but the private company that operates the system did not report the incident to the joint emergency service ECU 911 until 6:03 pm local time. when it was getting dark.
The operator tried to solve the problem until 20:00, and it was at this point that it was decided that firefighters should act. extract the captured people from the cabins.
Munoz assured that he was “absolutely outraged by the lack of a clear, effective and safe protocol on the part of the company so that people can be saved.”
He also praised the work of the city’s rescue teams, where It was attended by about 60 people, including firefighters, municipal employees and the police. who risked their lives to gain access to the huts where people were locked up.
Quito cable car closed
The mayor noted that Quito cable car was closed in a preventive manner until obtaining guarantees that such an event will not happen again.
The Quito cable car has been operating since 2005 and is one of the Major tourist attractions the Ecuadorian capital for a panoramic view of the city from above.
With a distance of 2.5 kilometers, the Quito cable car ride takes about 18 minutes, which is enough to keep the altitude difference of about a thousand meters. (EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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