Colossus roller coaster catches fire at Six Flags Magic Mountain
Posted on Monday, September 8 at 2:27pm | By Kale Williams
http://blog.sfgate.com/stew/2014/09/08/colossus-roller-coaster-catches-fire-at-six-flags-magic-mountain/A fire broke out Monday afternoon on the recently closed Colossus, an old-school wooden roller coaster at the Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park in Valencia (Los Angeles County).
Fire breaks out on #Colossus rollercoaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain
http://t.co/7HvMQ0VwU2 pic.twitter.com/UjRDNVR3h4
— L.A. Times: L.A. Now (@LANow) September 8, 2014
The blaze was reported just after 1:30 p.m., on the Colossus, the Los Angeles Times reported, but was quickly extinguished with no injuries. The ride closed last month after 36 years, and is to be replaced by a hybrid wood-steel ride called Twisted Colossus set to open next year.
For anyone who was already afraid of roller coasters, the images spreading across social media of the burning ride were not likely to inspire a lot of confidence.
That’s one way to get colossus down pic.twitter.com/cLrfMJzNhj
— Tony Slauson (@tslauson7) September 8, 2014
JUST IN: Crews working to contain a fire on a roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain in California. #9Newscomau pic.twitter.com/ztNYDmBVYl
— Nine News Australia (@9NewsAUS) September 8, 2014