Video| A dense cloud of smoke surprised tourists on Mount Chapelco: “It was kind of tense”

2023-08-06 21:37:17

The tourists who visited this Saturday the Chapelco Hill, in San Martin de los AndesThey got a big surprise. It is that the white and typical postcard was dyed by the thick smoke from one of the chairlift’s engines.

As reported by the RealidadSarmantinense site, the unique sequence it occurred as a result of the combustion of one of the auxiliary engines.

“It is a diesel engine, which is not the main one and although it is almost new, when long smoke ignites”, indicated the administrators of the winter center, who also reported that it is a common practice and safe for skiers.

Some visitors, who were in the area, recorded the sequence with amazement. Even an Instagram user (@majufranzan) made a call to attention to the place.

«The chair stopped, there were people above and After several attempts to start it, it began to smoke a lot.“, commented Franzan in dialogue with Rio Negro Newspaper. The event occurred around two in the afternoon and from that moment the lifting mechanism was paralyzed.

“It was a somewhat tense moment, they were using the generator to evacuate to those who were on top of the chairs, “he added.

Regarding the need to use this type of auxiliary motors, the manager of the ski center, Agustín Neiman, explained that had an electrical problem which prevented reboot.

Likewise, the authorities indicated that the center was operating normally, despite this inconvenience.


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