(KNBC) VALENCIA, CA - A portion of Six Flags Magic Mountain's wooden Colossus coaster collapsed Monday when the decades-old ride caught on fire. The fire was reported at about 1:30 p.m. Crews continued to spray water on the fire at about 2 p.m.
No injuries have been reported. Authorities are attempting to determine how the fire started.
The wooden Colossus opened at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California, in June 1978. It closed in mid-August, celebrating with free rides for a final few hundred riders before crews began adding steel segments to create a "hybrid" coaster set to open in 2015.
Colossus was the world's fastest and tallest wooden roller coaster when it opened, and the first to feature two drops that are more than 100 feet steep.
No injuries have been reported. Authorities are attempting to determine how the fire started.
The wooden Colossus opened at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California, in June 1978. It closed in mid-August, celebrating with free rides for a final few hundred riders before crews began adding steel segments to create a "hybrid" coaster set to open in 2015.
Colossus was the world's fastest and tallest wooden roller coaster when it opened, and the first to feature two drops that are more than 100 feet steep.