A brush fire broke out beneath the X2 roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain on Thursday afternoon, sending firefighters rushing to the popular Southern California amusement park.
The fire started in the 26100 block of Magic Mountain Parkway in Valencia, according to officials. Firefighters with the Los Angeles County Fire Department were dispatched around 12:30 p.m. and arrived about five minutes later.
When crews reached the scene, they found flames burning underneath the X2 roller coaster, one of the park’s most recognizable rides.
The fire burned through roughly half an acre before firefighters were able to stop it from spreading at 12:48 p.m.
Photos and video from the scene showed flames near palm trees and smoke rising close to the coaster’s massive steel tracks as crews worked to bring the fire under control.
Officials said no guests, park employees or firefighters were injured. No evacuations were required during the response.
Six Flags Magic Mountain also confirmed that the park remained open.
“There were no injuries or structural damages,” Six Flags spokeswoman Sara Gorgon told The California Post. “The park remains open and is operating as scheduled.”
The Los Angeles County Fire Department said the fast response helped keep the situation from becoming more serious.
“Thanks to the firefighters’ quick response and hard work … the incident was declared closed at 1:36 p.m.,” Fire Department spokeswoman Kaitlyn Aldana told The Post.
Authorities have not released specific details about whether anything beneath the X2 ride was damaged during the fire.
The cause of the blaze remains under investigation.
Discover more from True News Media
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
We wanted to know ONE thing! What the hell caused a fire in that spot ????????????? Democrat junkies since it’s being hidden?
Doesn’t anybody concern themselves about safety at places like that?? It’s all about money not people’s safety.