Two women were injured Friday morning in the fire of a car of a flagship attraction of Futuroscope, located near Poitiers (Vienne), said the leisure park in a press release.
At 10:16 a.m., "
a lithium battery located on the second car of a train
" of the Objective Mars roller coaster "
caught fire at the end of the course.
The fire was quickly brought under control by the teams on site
, ”writes the management.
“
Two women were injured in the first degree and taken care of by the emergency services
,” a spokesman for the park based in Chasseneuil-du-Poitou told AFP.
One of them "
was particularly affected by the flames, injured in the ears and neck
", according to TF1 which broadcast a video filmed by a witness, showing two men with fire extinguishers extinguishing flames under the seats. wagons, under the cries of panic of visitors.
The other would have been hit in the tibia, according to the newspaper Le Parisien.
"
The attraction was immediately shut down (...) and visitors were quickly evacuated
," added the park.
"
Closed until further notice
", the Objective Mars attraction had been put into service "
in March 2020
"
and was
"
subject to daily checks as well as complete maintenance recommended by the manufacturer
", according to the same source.
Futuroscope was created in 1987. It welcomes nearly two million visitors a year, making it the fourth busiest amusement park in France after Disneyland Paris, Parc Astérix and Puy du Fou, according to the park. poitevin.