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| Eighteen rescued from fair ride | Eighteen rescued from fair ride |
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| Rescue services have freed 18 people who were trapped upside down on a fairground ride at Strathclyde Country Park, in Hamilton, near Glasgow. | Rescue services have freed 18 people who were trapped upside down on a fairground ride at Strathclyde Country Park, in Hamilton, near Glasgow. |
| Fire and ambulance crews released the riders, aged between eight and 27, within two hours of a mechanical fault, which happened just before 2100 GMT. | |
| The revellers had to be freed in pairs from the ride, where they were stuck 20ft (6m) above the ground. | The revellers had to be freed in pairs from the ride, where they were stuck 20ft (6m) above the ground. |
| Everyone was removed from the ride by 2300 GMT, Strathclyde Police said. | |
| Most of the people were believed to be suffering from dizziness. | Most of the people were believed to be suffering from dizziness. |
| Only one person was taken to hospital for shock. The person was later released. | Only one person was taken to hospital for shock. The person was later released. |
| It is understood the young people had been hanging upside down for half an hour before engineers managed to free the mechanism that enabled the passengers to be brought upright. | It is understood the young people had been hanging upside down for half an hour before engineers managed to free the mechanism that enabled the passengers to be brought upright. |
| Strathclyde Fire Brigade used lines to steady the ride and turn it round in stages to bring each group of passengers close to the ground. | Strathclyde Fire Brigade used lines to steady the ride and turn it round in stages to bring each group of passengers close to the ground. |
| Firefighters also used ladders to bring people to safety. | Firefighters also used ladders to bring people to safety. |