The Brief
- Two people with an extensive background in escalators said they believe the video released by MARTA shows the escalator’s brakes malfunctioning.
- Neither of the men inspected the escalator at the Vine Station, but both said functioning safety devices are designed to stop an escalator in a situation like this.
- MARTA said state officials inspected the escalator the morning after the incident and found no malfunctioning equipment.
ATLANTA – Two experts on escalators said they don’t believe the incident at MARTA’s Vine Station last week was caused by a stampede. They said the video released by MARTA appears to show the escalator malfunction.
Post-Beyonce concert escalator incident
The backstory:
The incident happened after Beyoncé’s Sunday performance at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. A witness told FOX 5 that the escalator sped up and then abruptly stopped working, which caused people to fall on top of each other, pinning them down.
Nine people were injured. One person suffered a broken ankle, and seven others were hospitalized.…