{"id":28457,"date":"2022-12-31T22:06:39","date_gmt":"2023-01-01T03:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=28457"},"modified":"2022-12-31T22:06:53","modified_gmt":"2023-01-01T03:06:53","slug":"officials-62-people-rescued-after-the-loss-of-power-at-the-wheel-at-icon-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2022\/12\/31\/officials-62-people-rescued-after-the-loss-of-power-at-the-wheel-at-icon-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Officials: 62 people rescued after the loss of power at The Wheel at ICON Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Orange County Fire Rescue responded to The Wheel at ICON Park on New Year&#8217;s Eve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"970\" height=\"546\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/0403_n13_the_wheel_icon_park.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/0403_n13_the_wheel_icon_park.jpg 970w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/0403_n13_the_wheel_icon_park-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/0403_n13_the_wheel_icon_park-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ICON Park released the following statement:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The Wheel lost power Saturday night and we&#8217;re working with the Orange County Fire Department to safely evacuate guests.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Orange County Fire Rescue, 62 people total have been rescued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Crews are continuing to conduct rescues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"998\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Wheel-Works-3-1024x998.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Wheel-Works-3-1024x998.png 1024w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Wheel-Works-3-300x292.png 300w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Wheel-Works-3-768x748.png 768w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Wheel-Works-3.png 1172w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the latest incident at the Orlando amusement park in recent years, including the death of 14-year-old Tyre Sampson earlier this year, who fell from the Orlando Free Fall ride in March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the ICON Park website, The Wheel opened in 2015 after three years of construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is 400 feet tall and has air-conditioned enclosures for riders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Orange County Fire Rescue responded to The Wheel at ICON Park on New Year&#8217;s Eve. 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