Technical Safety B.C. investigating incident
An unspecified number of people sustained minor injuries after a ski gondola fell to the ground at a mountain resort in British Columbia.
The incident happened on Monday at 9:20 a.m. MT. at the Kicking Horse Mountain Resort in Golden, B.C.
A lift hanger broke while the cabin was leaving the base station, causing it to fall around a metre, according to a CBC report.
Rescue crews were called in to help rescue skiers and snowboarders, according to a Global News report.
"Our trained maintenance team is evacuating the passengers as per standard operating procedure. A full inspection has been initiated to determine and analyze root causes," said a statement on the Kicking Horse Mountain website, according to the CBC report.
"No one was seriously injured," in the incident, said Resorts of the Canadian Rockies, the operator of Kicking Horse, in the same report.
Geoff Colenutt, who witnessed the incident, posted videos of the incident on Facebook, backing the company’s claim.
Technical Safety B.C. (TSBC) also said that “only minor injuries have been reported," reported CBC.
TSBC is investigating the incident.
