On July 22, a number of netizens posted videos saying that in the Sanqingshan Scenic Area of Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province, the Jinsha Cableway malfunctioned, causing tourists to be trapped.
The video shows that there are several cable cars standing still on the Sanqingshan Jinsha Cableway, and tourists can be vaguely seen in the cable car. In the video, some netizens said, "The cableway is stuck and can't move, and it's as hot as 'barbecue' inside." ”
After the video was released, some netizens said, "I haven't seen such a situation after going a few times, it should be that they haven't repaired it well." "Is there air conditioning inside?" Will it be heat stroke? ”
On July 23, the reporter contacted one of the video publishers, Mr. Cao, who said that on July 22, he and his friends came to Sanqingshan Scenic Area in Shangrao City to play, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, he was in the waiting area to take the Jinsha Cableway cable car down the mountain, and found that the cable car suddenly stopped all on the cableway, he said that a cable car can take eight tourists, and there were more than a dozen cable cars parked in the air at that time, and it was noon, and he was worried about the safety of the tourists inside.
Mr. Cao said that after that, he waited in the cable car waiting area for about 1 hour, and the cable car resumed operation. He said that there were about 200 people in line in front of him, and the temperature was very high at noon, and they were very uncomfortable while waiting, and as for the cause of the accident, he said he did not know. Mr. Cao hopes that the scenic spot should avoid this situation and strengthen the safety protection of tourists.
On July 23, the staff of Sanqingshan Scenic Area told the reporter of Jingshi Live that from July 20th to July 28th, Sanqingshan Scenic Area implemented a free ticket policy for tourists from Jiangxi and Hunan, attracting a large number of tourists to come to play. The cable car is not free, and the fee for taking the cable car up and down the mountain is 125 yuan per person.
The staff explained that there had been no failure of the Sanqingshan Cableway before, and at two o'clock in the afternoon of July 22, the Sanqingshan Jinsha Cableway was suspended due to temporary failures. ”
The staff said that after an hour, the troubleshooting was rectified and the ropeway was back in operation.
The staff of Shangrao Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism said that summer is the peak period of tourism, and they are also carrying out a safety investigation of scenic spots, mainly for special equipment and amusement facilities. (Jingshi live broadcast reporter: Sheng Ming)