Sweden: Blast Rocks Liseberg Amusement Park As Water Ride Explodes After Fire, Terrifying Video Surfaces

The explosion happened in a ride of the Oceana Waterworld attraction at Liseberg. A video of the ride exploding in a fireball surfaced online on Monday. The cause of the blast remains unclear.

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A blast rocked an amusement park in Sweden after a ride exploded in a fireball on Monday, February 12. Following the incident, which took place at Liseberg amusement park in Gothenburg, all people were evacuated. The explosion happened in a ride of the Oceana Waterworld attraction at Liseberg. A video of the ride exploding in a fireball also surfaced online. The cause of the blast remains unclear.

In the video, a ride at the Oceana Waterworld was seen exploding as flames tear through the structure. A huge plume of thick and toxic black smoke was also seen trailing into the sky behind snow-covered houses following the blast. A fire started which led to explosion at the waterpark. However, the cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. At least four people were injured in the incident.

“We know that there are fires in water slides, among other things, but we don’t know how it started,” firefighter Bjorn van der Kaay was quoted as saying. Reports said the firefighters are struggling to contain the blaze. The fire department, according to local media, warned the flames could spread to nearby residences.

Source: https://www.freepressjournal.in/world/sweden-blast-rocks-liseberg-amusement-park-as-water-ride-explodes-after-fire-terrifying-video-surfaces

 

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