The facts took place this Thursday, August 14 in the evening in the Gard, in Grau-du-Roi and Vauvert in particular.
“Welcome to Luna Park Amigoland, the spot where the party never stops!“: One of the slogans in this grau-du-roi amusement park, in the Gard, experienced a small but spectacular kill this Thursday, August 14, around 10:30 p.m.
Department of France most affected by lightning that day, a new late “thunderbolt” will hit a high-voltage line and cause a large electrical breakdown in Grau-du-Roi and in the region, is free.
This is suddenly the Amigoland of Grau-du-Roi being immersed in the dark, the rides in neutral and a good number of visitors stuck in the rides, some blocked several tens of meters in height, on the large wheel and other altitudes. A little feeling of panic run in the amusement park and in the entire part of the city blocked by the electrical failure.
According to Objectif Gard, the firefighters intervened in the Luna Park to secure the premises and provide assistance to blocked people, sometimes in perilous situations.
The light only returned after a good big half hour, and did not hurt.
A release of bulls in the dark
The electrical failure also affected the Vauvert festivals that were in full swing. She intervened when the bulls had just been released for the big night race. A very bad time to be immersed in the dark. As a result, “There was a start of evacuation of the party“Said the mayor of Vauvert Jean Denat.
But as during the first evening of Saturday August 9, when a little too explosive Fuego bull had made 5 injured in the stands, the Vauvert festivals were able to continue after the incident, and still in music.
A total of 130,000 private power households
This big electrical activity this Thursday, August 14 in the evening plunged some 130,000 homes in the dark, including Nîmes and several neighboring municipalities, according to Midi Libre.