MILWAUKEE (AP) — Eleven people were injured Saturday when an escalator malfunctioned at American Family Field in Milwaukee following the Brewers' loss to the Chicago Cubs, a team official said.
Six people were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries and five others were treated at the ballpark, according to Tyler Barnes, the senior vice president of communications and affiliate operations for the Milwaukee Brewers.
The escalator's malfunction resulted “in an increased downward speed,” Barnes said in a statement.
In another statement shared Sunday morning by MLB.com writer Adam McCalvy on X, the Brewers said escalators are inspected regularly and that all escalators in the ballpark were thoroughly inspected overnight by the team's service provider and were declared safe for use on Sunday.
“We are in the process of reaching out to those who were injured in yesterday’s incident to check on their condition and express our best wishes for a complete and speedy recovery," the statement added.
Other details were not immediately available.
Saturday's 5-3 loss ended the Brewers’ winning streak at five games.
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