Almost a dozen baseball followers who packed into American Household Discipline to observe the Milwaukee Brewers battle the Chicago Cubs on Saturday had been injured when an escalator malfunctioned.
Six folks had been hospitalized with non-life-threatening accidents and 5 others had been handled on the ballpark, Tyler Barnes, the senior vp of communications and affiliate operations for the Brewers, stated in an announcement.
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American Household Discipline in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the place a number of folks had been injured on Saturday, June 29, 2024, when an escalator malfunctioned, a staff official stated. (AP Photograph/Morry Gash, File)
The escalator’s malfunction resulted “in an elevated downward velocity,” Barnes added.
The incident occurred on the Terrace Stage to the Loge Stage after the sport was over.
“Swiftly we had been about midway down the slope of the escalator, and the entire thing shook and made a noise,” Gregg Braggs, of CHGO Sports activities, instructed FOX 6 Milwaukee. “It scared all people on the escalator as a result of it was startling.
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Brewers outfielder Sal Frelick advances to 3rd base towards the Chicago Cubs at American Household Discipline in Milwaukee on June 29, 2024. (Michael McLoone-USA At the moment Sports activities)
“As quickly as we type of laughed-off the concern, your entire factor simply broke unfastened and began working downhill like a curler coaster.”
The Cubs got here away with the 5-3 victory towards the Brewers, snapping Milwaukee’s five-game successful streak.
Milwaukee nonetheless owns a reasonably snug lead within the Nationwide League Central with a 49-34 file. They’re 6.5 video games up on the St. Louis Cardinals.
Brewers pitcher Tobias Myers delivers a pitch towards the Chicago Cubs at American Household Discipline in Milwaukee on June 29, 2024. (Michael McLoone-USA At the moment Sports activities)
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The Cubs are 39-45 and sit in final place within the division, 10.5 video games behind the Brewers.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
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