[Epoch Times October 18, 2021](Epoch Times reporter Fenghua Zhao comprehensive report) A Ferris wheel under construction near Jin’an Lake in Fuzhou, China, collapsed. As of 16:40 on the 18th local time, at least four trapped people have been rescued, and no casualties have been reported.
According to the official media of Fujian Province in mainland China, on October 18, the Ferris wheel being installed next to Jin’an Lake Park in Fuzhou City suddenly collapsed. At around 2:45 that day, the fire truck and ambulance entered the scene. At present, the scene has been cordoned off, and police cars and park security have moved in to maintain order. The specific casualties are unknown.
According to reports, several witnesses said that they suddenly heard a loud noise and found that the Ferris wheel had collapsed. An eyewitness said that there was a loud noise when the Ferris wheel collapsed.
This collapsed Ferris wheel is located next to Jin’an Lake Park in Fuzhou and is part of the Aimo Wheel City Cultural Plaza under construction.
The project display page published by Fujian Juzhu Group on the Internet shows that the Aimolun Commercial Plaza project is located in the south of Huagong Road, Jin’an District, on the side of Jin’an Lake, covering an area of 61 mu, with a total construction area of 130,000 square meters and a total investment of 13.3 After completion, it may become the largest Ferris wheel cultural and tourism complex in the country. The construction height of the Ferris wheel will exceed 120 meters. After completion, it will be the highest observation Ferris wheel in Fujian Province.
It is reported that the outer skeleton of this Ferris wheel was almost closed before it collapsed.
The collapse of the Ferris wheel under construction has caused heated discussions among netizens.
Some netizens called it terrible. The netizen said that it’s okay, it’s down now, if it’s down during business in the future, it would be terrifying!
Some netizens are also concerned about the safety risks of similar projects. The netizen questioned, why did it fail to build so well? Is there any risk in the Ferris wheel project they built before?
There are also live broadcast bloggers who went to the scene to interview said that they saw the outer structure of the Ferris wheel completely fall apart outside the enclosure of the construction site. One of the larger outer sections was drooping on the load-bearing column, and the other outer sections were scattered all around, with only steel wires connected.
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