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One Dead And Several Others Injured As A Ride Malfunctioned At The Ohio State Fair

<p>One person is dead and several other people are injured after riding a ride that malfunctioned at the Ohio State Fair on Wednesday&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to <em><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;nbcnews&period;com&sol;news&sol;us-news&sol;one-dead-several-hurt-ohio-state-fair-ride-accident-n786901">NBC News<&sol;a><&sol;em>&comma; witnesses reported that the ride that malfunctioned was the &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Fire Ball&comma;” which is a ride that swings and spins passengers in a &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;pendulum-like motion&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Ohio Governor&comma; John Kasich&comma; ordered a full investigation and has ordered that all rides be shut down until additional safety inspections have been completed&period; Kasich said&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We will get to the bottom of this&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He continued&comma; &&num;8220&semi;I am terribly saddened by this accident&comma; by the loss of life and that people were injured enjoying Ohio&&num;8217&semi;s fair&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Authorities have reportedly not identified the deceased and those that were injured&period; Columbus fire Battalion Chief&comma; Steve Martin reportedly told WCMH that two of the people injured are in stable condition&comma; and the station reported that one of the people injured is a 13-year-old girl&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Dr&period; David Evans of the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center reviewed video of the incident &&num;8220&semi;that demonstrated that multiple passengers were ejected at high speed with high energy&comma; many feet — at least 20 or 30&comma; if not more — into the air and then crashed at a significant distance from the ride&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Britney Neal&comma; who was waiting to ride the &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Fire Ball&comma;” with her sister told TODAY&comma; &&num;8220&semi;The ride was going as normal&comma; and then all of a sudden you see people flying out&comma; and then the guy hit the emergency stop button&comma; which then made the seat fly off and people flew off as well&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Ohio State Fair will stay open&comma; but the rides will remain closed as they wait to be approved through the safety checks&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>We send our condolences to those affected by this tragedy&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Source<&sol;strong>&colon; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;nbcnews&period;com&sol;news&sol;us-news&sol;one-dead-several-hurt-ohio-state-fair-ride-accident-n786901">http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;nbcnews&period;com&sol;news&sol;us-news&sol;one-dead-several-hurt-ohio-state-fair-ride-accident-n786901<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine; <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-wrap wpra-plugin-container" style&equals;"justify-content&colon; center&semi;&semi;"> <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-container" data-ver&equals;"1&period;3&period;10" data-post&lowbar;id&equals;"30359" data-show&lowbar;count&equals;"true" data-enable&lowbar;share&equals;"onclick" data-behavior&equals;"regular" data-animation&equals;"true" data-share&lowbar;url&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;one-dead-and-several-others-injured-as-a-ride-malfunctions-at-the-ohio-state-fair&sol;" data-secure&equals;"0a3548add1"> <div class&equals;"wpra-call-to-action" style&equals;"color&colon; 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