Fans injured on escalator after Redskins-Falcons game
Posted October 13, 2015 7:00 am
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia Dome officials are investigating what caused an escalator to malfunction, causing injuries to approximately 30 fans following the Atlanta Falcons' win over the Washington Redskins on Sunday.
According to a statement released by the Georgia Dome on Tuesday, the escalator at Upper Gate D inside the facility stopped as fans were leaving the game.
The release states that about 30 fans were treated for minor injuries. An Associated Press photographer saw a woman being taken to an ambulance.
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A woman is transported to a waiting ambulance after being injured inside the Georgia Dome on an escalator after an Atlanta Falcons football game according to a witness at the scene, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
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