11 injured in escalator mishap at convention center

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Updated: 8/30/2012 6:57 am
SAN ANTONIO -- At least 11 people were injured Wednesday afternoon when three escalators came to an abrupt stop at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, facility officials said.

The victims, who were attending a Game Stop convention lost their balance, tumbled down the stairs.

Seven of them were hospitalized but they all were expected to be OK.

Officials said the injured were between the ages of 28 and 40; none were from Texas.

An investigation was underway Wednesday to try to determine why the escalators malfunctioned.
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gofigure - 8/30/2012 1:53 PM
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check the video camera. the shut off button is accessbile to anybody. someone pulled a prank that went wrong.

Aborjon1 - 8/30/2012 1:30 PM
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JEFF gots your back!!

GoGo1971 - 8/30/2012 1:22 PM
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Does anybody have Wayne Wrights number?

cleopatra - 8/30/2012 11:03 AM
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Probably alot of shoulder and back pain. Doctors diagnosis: Gamer Back!!

camidawg - 8/30/2012 10:43 AM
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Whatever, one fatty lost their balance and tumbled taking out 10 other nerdy gamers on the way down. I call that bowling.

wisemanjro - 8/30/2012 10:38 AM
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How do you lose your balance when an escalator stops? It's not like it was going really fast and just stopped. Since this was a gaming convention, I bet they were playing handheld video games, instead of paying attention. Just like the idiots who walk and text at the same time, and end up running into something. Losers!
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