Eight\u00a0rollercoaster riders\u00a0were stuck upside down on a carnival ride Sunday at a Wisconsin festival.<\/p>\n
The stoppage took place at the Forest County Festival\u00a0in Crandon, which is approximately 230 miles north of Milwaukee.<\/p>\n
The riders on the Fire Ball\u00a0were stuck<\/a>\u00a0for at least three hours as first responders worked to bring them down safely.<\/p>\n \u201cAll we know that\u00a0there is a mechanical failure<\/a>\u00a0with the ride where it became stuck in the upright position,\u201d Capt. Brennan Cook of the Crandon Fire Department told WJFW-TV.<\/p>\n \u201cThe ride was recently inspected by the state of Wisconsin here on site and at this time, we do not have any other information.\u201d<\/p>\n Fox News Digital has reached out to festival organizers and authorities for additional information.<\/p>\n A festival-goer posted an image on Facebook showing the riders hanging upside down, saying they had been that way for four hours.<\/p>\n He said a little girl who was stuck told fire officials to rescue an older man \u201cbecause he was struggling.\u201d<\/p>\n
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