US AT SOUTHRIDGE MALL. THANK YOU. EMILY, AND MORE BREAKING NEWS. 11 PEOPLE HURT IN AN ESCALATOR ACCIDENT AT AMERICAN FAMILY FIELD. THESE ARE PICTURES OF FIRST RESPONDERS AT THE BALLPARK AFTER TODAY’S GAME BETWEEN THE BREWERS AND THE CUBS. ACCORDING TO A BREWERS SPOKESMAN, THE ESCALATOR MOVING FANS FROM THE TERRACE LEVEL DOWN TO THE LODGE LEVEL SPED UP, LEADING TO THE INJURIES, THE BREWERS SAID. FIVE OF THE INJURED PEOPLE WERE TREATED AT THE BALLPARK. SIX WENT TO THE HOSPITAL, BUT THE INJURIES ARE NOT LIFE THREATENING. THE BREWERS SAID THEI
11 hurt in American Family Field escalator malfunction
The Brewers said six people went to the hospital.
The Milwaukee Brewers say 11 people were hurt Saturday afternoon in an escalator incident at American Family Field.Brewers Senior Vice President for Communications and Affiliate Operations Tyler Barnes told 12 News that the escalator moving fans from the Terrace to Loge Level malfunctioned, “resulting in an increased downward speed.” Barnes said that 11 people were hurt, and six went to the hospital. The injuries were not believed to be life-threatening.“Our onsite physician and EMS were on the scene immediately, and we are appreciative of their quick response,” Barnes said.
The Milwaukee Brewers say 11 people were hurt Saturday afternoon in an escalator incident at American Family Field.
Brewers Senior Vice President for Communications and Affiliate Operations Tyler Barnes told 12 News that the escalator moving fans from the Terrace to Loge Level malfunctioned, “resulting in an increased downward speed.”
Barnes said that 11 people were hurt, and six went to the hospital. The injuries were not believed to be life-threatening.
“Our onsite physician and EMS were on the scene immediately, and we are appreciative of their quick response,” Barnes said.