Firefighters rescue 18 people stranded on cable car in Mariánské Lázně

Firefighters intervened to rescue people stranded on a cable car in Mariánské Lázně on Sunday after noon, the ctk news agency reported. The cable car system stopped automatically for safety reasons when a fault occurred in the pressure valve that corrects the tension of the suspension rope. At the time there were 18 passengers riding in the cabins,  including children, at a height of about ten metres above ground. The rescue operation lasted for an hour and a half and all passengers were brought down safely.