Labor officials are inspecting a North Carolina theme park ride that was spotted with a safety defect last week, prompting its temporary closure.
labor officials are looking into an amusement park roller coaster after a visitor spotted a crack on one of the ride's support pillars last week.
A crack on Carowinds Fury 325 giga roller coaster was spotted last week and inspectors were at the North Carolina park on Monday.is aware of the incident at Carowinds," the agency said in a Monday statement."At this time, we have inspectors on site who are working to gather more information. We will be able to make a full assessment and provide further information as it becomes available.
"Carowinds closed Fury 325 after park personnel became aware of a crack at the top of a steel support pillar," the spokesperson said in a statement. According to the amusement park's website, Fury 325 is the"the tallest, fastest, longest giga coaster in North America."
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