Dozens Rescued After Haifa Cable Car Malfunction
Translated & summarized from Behadrei Haredim by baba
Dozens of people were stranded in Haifa's cable car on Thursday evening due to a technical malfunction that halted service for about 90 minutes. All passengers were safely evacuated after the cable car resumed operation. The incident occurred just two days after the cable car returned to service following maintenance, and three days after a large-scale rescue drill for a similar scenario was conducted.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Dozens of people were stranded in Haifa's cable car for 90 minutes due to a malfunction.
- All passengers were safely evacuated after the cable car resumed operation.
- The malfunction happened two days after the cable car's scheduled maintenance.
- A large-scale rescue drill for stranded cable car passengers occurred three days prior.
- Fire and rescue services were prepared for a complex extraction if needed.
Dozens of people were stranded in cable car cabins in Haifa on Thursday evening after a malfunction halted service on Line 27 around 6:00 PM. After approximately an hour and a half, the cable car resumed operation and all passengers were safely evacuated.
The incident occurred just two days after the cable car had returned to service following scheduled maintenance that had shut down the line for several days. Fire and rescue services had prepared for a complex rescue operation due to the prolonged malfunction, but the situation was resolved without the need for specialized equipment once the cable car was reactivated.
Remarkably, a large-scale drill simulating the rescue of stranded cable car passengers had been conducted by fire and rescue forces just three days prior, on Monday evening. The drill involved firefighters from Haifa and the special rescue unit from Kiryat, along with the cable car's emergency teams, control room, and Magen David Adom (MDA) paramedics. The exercise focused on high-altitude rescue, emergency decision-making, and inter-agency coordination.
Fire and rescue officials stated the drill aimed to enhance preparedness for real-life rescue scenarios. The drill's simulated scenario became reality two days later when dozens of passengers found themselves suspended in the air until service was restored.
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