One person was killed and five others critically injured at the Ohio State Fair on Wednesday when they were flung into air after their seats snapped off a ride that hoists and spins people, fire officials told local media.
The accident at the fair, which opened on Wednesday in Columbus, occurred when a section of open-air seating snapped off a "Fireball" ride, TV station WCMH said.
The seats are in a circular configuration and at the end of an arm that lifts riders as they are being spun.
The person killed was an 18-year-old man, the station reported.
The man who died was thrown into the air and landed about 50 feet (15 m) from the ride, the Columbus Dispatch reported a fire official as saying. Names of the person killed and those injured have not been released.
Officials from the fair and the fire department did not respond to calls by Reuters seeking comment.
Ohio Governor John Kasich said all rides at the fair had been shut down for inspection.
"I am terribly saddened by this accident, by the loss of life and that people were injured enjoying Ohio's state fair," Kasich said in a statement on Twitter.
Fire Battalion Chief Steve Martin told WCMH that the five people with critical injuries have been transported to nearby hospitals.
A statement on the Ohio State Fair's Twitter site said the accident was being investigated but offered no details.
Reuters
Thu Jul 27 2017
A ride called Fireball malfunctioned causing numerous injuries at the Ohio State Fair in Colombus, Ohio, U.S. July 26, 2017. Bruce Lamm/@OntheLamm/Social Media Website/via REUTERS
PKS, syarikat pemula digalak mohon geran LiKES - TalentCorp
PKS dan syarikat pemula termasuk yang beroperasi di luar bandar digalakkan untuk memohon Geran Padanan Latihan Industri untuk PKS (LiKES).
Tiada kompromi ke atas mana-mana pihak langgar hak pekerja - Steven Sim
tindakan tegas akan diambil terhadap majikan kerana setiap pekerja berhak ke atas gaji mereka dan ia bukanlah satu perkara yang boleh dipermainkan.
Isu Kalimah Allah: Pihak berkuasa digesa ambil tindakan tegas - Pemangku Sultan Johor
Pemangku Sultan Johor, Tunku Mahkota Ismail Sultan Ibrahim menggesa pihak berkuasa untuk mengambil tindakan tegas berhubung isu penjualan stoking tertera kalimah ALLAH.
Penyaluran bantuan pesawah tertakluk kepada penilaian jawankuasa penilai
Penyaluran bantuan kepada pesawah yang terjejas adalah tertakluk kepada penilaian oleh Jawatankuasa Penilai Teknikal Tabung Bencana Tabung Bencana Tanaman Padi.
Tempoh 'bulan madu' hampir tamat, masa pemerintahan sebenar' - Sultan Ibrahim
Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim, bertitah bahawa tempoh 'bulan madu' akan tamat tidak lama lagi, dan baginda akan memulakan cara pemerintahan yang sebenar.
Argentina terpaksa lupakan Messi
Messi telah diketepikan daripada skuad Argentina untuk perlawanan persahabatan yang akan datang di Amerika Syarikat kerana kecederaan hamstring, kata Persatuan Bola Sepak Argentina.
Skim baharu tangani isu beras diumum minggu ini - Mohamad Sabu
Satu skim baharu bagi menstruktur semula industri padi dan beras tempatan sebagai penyelesaian jangka panjang akan diperkenalkan KPKM dalam masa terdekat.
Notis AWAS banyak dikeluarkan di Lebuh raya PLUS KM382.8 Behrang
Menteri Pengangkutan Anthony Loke berkata lokasi paling banyak keluar notis kesalahan AWAS di Lebuhraya PLUS KM382.8 Lebuh Raya-Behrang iaitu sebanyak 98,911 notis pada Jun hingga Disember tahun lalu.
Kastam Pulau Pinang rampas rokok seludup bernilai RM7.92 juta
Kastam Pulau Pinang merampas sembilan juta batang rokok putih dianggarkan bernilai RM7.92 juta termasuk cukai.
Empat pemain Velez Sarsfield berdepan tuduhan serangan seksual
Empat pemain kelab bola sepak Argentina, Velez Sarsfield ditahan atas perintah mahkamah Argentina selepas dituduh melakukan serangan seksual pada Isnin.