The museum has since reopened, though for now the Titanic attraction has the added safety feature of not having an iceberg in it. "Our thoughts and prayers are with those who were injured, as well as their family and friends. The worlds largest Titanic museum, in all its glory. "We take pride in the quality of our maintenance and have measures in place to ensure that appropriate safety guidelines are upheld," the attraction owners said. It's unclear as to what caused the iceberg wall to collapse, however, the museum said it will open to visitors Tuesday. Three people were hospitalized after an iceberg wall collapsed at the Titanic Museum in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, Fox News reports. "As visitors touch a real iceberg, walk the Grand Staircase and third class hallways, reach their hands into 28-degree water, and try to stand on the sloping decks, they learn what it was like on the RMS Titanic by experiencing it first-hand," reads a description on the site. Titanic Museum iceberg wall to take four weeks to rebuild after collapsing, injuring 3 people by: Caleb Wethington. Customers can roam the replica vessel and view over 400 personal and private artifacts. "Needless to say, we never would have expected an incident like this to occur as the safety of our guests and crew members are always top of mind."Īccording to the attraction's website, the “one-of-a-kind" museum lets "passengers" experience the environment of the large, ill-fated ship with self-guided tours. (AP) - A wall of ice at the Titanic Museum Attraction in Tennessee collapsed and injured three guests, the museum’s owners said. At this time, we do not know the extent of their injuries," attraction owners Mary Kellogg Joslyn and John Joslyn said in a statement on social media. "Our iceberg wall collapsed and injured three guests who were taken to the hospital. was briefly closed after "an accident occurred" with one of the museum's interactive displays, sending three to hospital. The Titanic Museum Attraction in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. We take pride in the quality of our maintenance and have measures in place to ensure that appropriate safety guidelines are upheld,” owners Mary Kellogg Joslyn and John Joslyn said in a statement posted on the museum’s Facebook page.At least three people were injured after an iceberg wall collapsed at an interactive Titanic museum in Tennessee Monday evening. Their conditions have not been released.”Needless to say, we never would have expected an incident like this to occur as the safety of our guests and crew members are always top of mind. The other two were taken by ambulance to LeConte Medical Center in Sevierville. T hree guests visiting the Titanic Museum Attraction in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, were hospitalized after the attractions iceberg wall collapsed. Three people were injured at the Titanic Museum in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee last Monday after a chunk of an iceberg replica fall on them.
One patient was airlifted to the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville about 30 miles away, Watson said. Read Also: American Museum Of Natural History Night At The Museum Visitors To The Titanic Museum Were Attacked By Iceberg Replicas. Watson told CNN.įirefighters helped first responders triage the victims and prepare them for transport. after getting a 911 call reporting a traumatic incident, Chief Tony L. The Pigeon Forge Fire Department arrived at the museum at 8:11 p.m. The iceberg wall is one of the hundreds of displays inside the Titanic Museum in Pigeon Forge. A wall of ice collapsed Monday at the Titanic Museum Attraction, injuring three visitors to the popular tourist spot in Tennessee’s Smoky Mountains. The incident occurred on August 2, 2021, in a Titanic Museum situated in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
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