Tourists get trapped inside St Louis' famous Gateway Arch after trams break down while carrying them to top
What was supposed to be a 60-minute ride around the Gateway Arch turned into a disaster after a technical malfunction left two dozen tourists stranded at the top of the famous landmark.
The incident occurred around 3:18 p.m. when five or six trams became stuck in the north leg of the iconic landmark, reports Public Information Officer for the park Pam Sanfilippo.
Park officials said passengers were stranded about 100 feet below the observation deck and were eventually evacuated by firefighters after two hours around 5:15 pm.
Luckily, passengers were able to evacuate with no injuries reported.
While mechanics initially attempted to rectify the issue, the fire department was summoned after an hour had passed.
What was supposed to be a 60-minute ride around the Gateway Arch turned into a disaster after a technical malfunction left two dozen tourists stranded at the top of the famous landmark.
The incident occurred around 3:18 p.m. when five or six trams became stuck in the north leg of the iconic landmark, reports Public Information Officer for the park Pam Sanfilippo.
Park officials said passengers were stranded about 100 feet below the observation deck and were eventually evacuated by firefighters after two hours around 5:15 pm.
Luckily, passengers were able to evacuate with no injuries reported.
While mechanics initially attempted to rectify the issue, the fire department was summoned after an hour had passed.
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00:00that's what we're going to do.
00:01We're going to do it. We're
00:01going to do it. We're going to
00:02do it. We're going to do it.
00:05We're going to do it. About 25
00:07people were stuck in the
00:09Gateway Arch this afternoon for
00:11about two hours. It took help
00:11from the ST Louis Fire
00:12Department to get everyone out
00:15safely. Fox News. Jordan
00:17Williams was on the scene when
00:17some of those people finally
00:22made it out, Jordan. And many
00:24is if the gloom wasn't enough
00:25for visitors at the Gateway
00:27Arch that usual 60 minute trip
00:29to the Gateway Arch. It's a
00:32long way to go. It's a long way
00:34to go, but she's relieved as
00:35her and her family just had to
00:35sit and wait two hours to be
00:40rescued. It was a tram ride to
00:42remember for about 25 people
00:44Monday afternoon inside the
00:46Gateway Arch for all the wrong
00:48reasons. The four minute ride
00:49up was fine, but the three
00:51minute ride on the way down was
00:52anything but about 3 18, the
00:56tram. Coming down from the top
00:58of the arch. It was a long way
01:00to go. It was a long way to go.
01:01It was a long way to go, and I
01:03just thought that it would be a
01:05bump syrup along with her
01:07sister and parents were trapped
01:08for two hours, just 100 ft from
01:09the north side exit, so we just
01:12waited. When tram mechanics
01:14were unable to solve the
01:15problem. The ST Louis Fire
01:17Department was called and
01:17everyone was rescued without
01:20any injuries. I really know.
01:22That I'm safe right now. Jack
01:24Berry had just come down from
01:25the south side of the arch. I
01:27don't know if I'd go again. I
01:28don't know if I'd go again. I
01:30don't know if I'd go again. But
01:32on June 22, we reported on the
01:32same issue. The north side tram
01:36stuck for about two hours. Pam
01:38San Filippo with the National
01:39Park says only the South tram
01:41will be active as crews fix the
01:43issue on the north side. Asked
01:45Jack if today's issue would
01:47stop him from going up again.
01:48Maybe I go again. I don't know.
01:50We'll see. As for syrup and
01:51emphatic one word answer. No
01:57one was hurt. No one was
01:59injured. No one was hurt. No
02:01one was injured. There were no
02:03ambulances and fire trucks, but
02:03everyone was able to get out
02:06safely with the help. The ST
02:08Louis Fire Department reporting
02:09from the arch grounds. Jordan