Oldiesmann Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 No details on how it started but this definitely seems suspicious... https://www.yourerie.com/news/breaking-news/fire-reported-at-the-blue-streak-roller-coaster-at-conneaut-lake-park/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gforce1994 Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 1 hour ago, Oldiesmann said: No details on how it started but this definitely seems suspicious... https://www.yourerie.com/news/breaking-news/fire-reported-at-the-blue-streak-roller-coaster-at-conneaut-lake-park/ It was a demolition and controlled burn that got out of hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldiesmann Posted January 5, 2022 Author Share Posted January 5, 2022 I missed that part last night. Makes me wonder whether the coaster was really in bad shape or if this is part of the new owner's "plan" to revitalize the park. They've of course limited commenting on their FB post about it and the one sharing a news article about residents' reactions to the fire. I'm glad I was able to ride it when I visited in 2016. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldiesmann Posted January 5, 2022 Author Share Posted January 5, 2022 Also an interesting report from a local paper: https://www.meadvilletribune.com/news/fire-heavily-damages-conneaut-lake-parks-blue-streak-demolition-permit-to-be-issued-wednesday/article_ba3a2bf6-6dba-11ec-af2f-d79c8c461eec.html They claim that the fire was due to a controlled burn that got out of hand, but mention nothing about the park being in the process of demolishing the coaster at the time, but that the park requested a permit to demolish the ride after the fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenban Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 According to the parks own Facebook page. They claim to have a demolition permit and they started tearing down the ride the morning of the fire. It sounds like the fire was to dispose of the wood from the coaster and it got out of hand and burned other buildings. How did they get a demolition permit and how did no one find out? It all seems strange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollerNut Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 I don’t know of many parks that intentionally burn the wood from a wooden coaster to “dispose” of the wood and admit to that. The Facebook post evens says that a burn permit was issued. Seems like a EPA violation to me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldiesmann Posted January 6, 2022 Author Share Posted January 6, 2022 16 hours ago, Kenban said: According to the parks own Facebook page. They claim to have a demolition permit and they started tearing down the ride the morning of the fire. It sounds like the fire was to dispose of the wood from the coaster and it got out of hand and burned other buildings. How did they get a demolition permit and how did no one find out? It all seems strange. The report from the fire chief paints a different picture... https://www.meadvilletribune.com/news/update-the-blue-streak-is-gone/article_9a808b2a-6dc4-11ec-a0ed-97a6838b21ee.html Quote O’Meara said the fire started due to a controlled burn of old wood which was being performed by park staff. O’Meara said while the burn of one pile was taking place, the wind shifted and also caught an adjacent pile on fire without initially being noticed by workers. It was from this second pile that flames were able to reach the Blue Streak, according to the chief. This makes far more sense than a mechanical malfunction occurring during a sudden unannounced demolition, but it makes me wonder why the park would choose to tell a different story. Hopefully there will be a thorough investigation into what happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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