A roller coaster Blue Fire blocks: 20 guests in the queue!

A roller coaster Blue Fire blocks: 20 guests in the queue!

The Europa-Park in Rust has caused a stir in the past few days after an incident with the popular roller coaster "Blue Fire" put the safety precautions of the park in the spotlight. In the incident that took place on Wednesday afternoon, the roller coaster stopped before the first climb, while 20 passengers had to endure about 40 minutes on the train. Security and well-being of the guests are top priority in the Europa-Park. The train could be put back into operation in the afternoon after the problem was fixed.

The European Park's chief of security, Can de Haan, commented on the incident that was classified as a chance and could not have been prevented. The safety of passengers was never affected. The technical review of the train showed that a weakened small part had to be replaced for the magnetic start, since the train could not overcome the first increase due to insufficient energy. The passengers were driven down according to plan and were able to leave the train safely on the ground.

previous incidents and security investments

The incident with "Blue Fire" was the first of its kind since the railway was commissioned in 2009. As early as April there was another incident when a train did not make a curve and rolled back four times without harming people. Technical reasons were given as the cause of this. In this case, too, the roller coaster has a secure security concept that applies in the event of disorders.

Europa-Park invests millions of millions every year in safety, surveillance and compliance with regulations. All trains, including that of "Blue Fire" and other roller coasters, are checked in a maintenance hall every day before opening the park. This underpins the attitude of the park to ensure the security of all guests at any time, such as Schwäbische.de reported. Also welt.de confirmed that there was never a dangerous situation.

-transmitted by West-East media