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Firefighters rescue 22 trapped on stalled Ferris wheel

Some people were left dangling for four hours until firefighters got them down with a ladder truck

PALM DESERT, Calif. — Firefighters rescued 22 people who were trapped on a stalled Ferris wheel at a California resort Friday night.

The Associated Press reported that a drive cable snapped and stranded riders on the 30-foot wheel at the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort and Spa in Palm Desert.

Some people were left dangling for four hours until firefighters got them down with a ladder truck, according to the report.

Fire officials said everybody was off the wheel by 1:45 a.m. Saturday.

Nobody was injured.