Gondola tower collapses at Whistler ski resort

By Associated Press Published: Dec 16, 2008 at 6:57 PM PST
Gondola tower collapses at Whistler ski resort
A ski patrol official talks with a firefighter after a tower partially collapsed at the ski resort in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press)

WHISTLER, British Columbia (AP) - A gondola tower has collapsed at the Whistler ski resort, trapping passengers inside two gondolas on the mountain.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police say the gondolas did not fall, but remained on the cables with passengers inside.

Police say there were no serious injuries, but two people were taken to a hospital. Officials dispatched six ambulances and an air ambulance following the accident, which happened around 2:30 p.m.

The tower collapsed near Fitzsimmons Creek, between Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains. The cause was not immediately known.

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