26.11.2025 11:14
Twenty people were evacuated from a 123-meter-high Ferris wheel in Osaka, which was halted due to a lightning strike, after a 9-hour rescue operation. It was reported that there were no injuries in the incident.
In Japan, 20 people trapped in a 123-meter-high giant Ferris wheel due to a lightning strike were rescued in a 9-hour operation. Adverse weather conditions in Osaka Prefecture caused terrifying moments at the Ferris wheel located in a shopping center in the city of Suita. A power outage occurred in the "Osaka Wheel," known as the tallest Ferris wheel in the country, due to the lightning strike.
NO INJURIES REPORTED IN THE INCIDENT
During this time, 20 people in the Ferris wheel were trapped in their cabins, and numerous health and fire teams were dispatched to the scene. Firefighters managed to rescue some of the trapped individuals by manually rotating the cabins of the Ferris wheel, while others were evacuated using a fire ladder. It was reported that the rescue efforts were completed around 02:40 after approximately 9 hours of effort, and no injuries were reported in the incident.