Nobody was injured. Three smaller tears were discovered later. Electrical problems caused by a thunderstorm halted the funicular, leaving 30 tourists stranded. They had to make the descent by foot. A pair of 6-metre round holes are discovered in the cones connecting the roof's fabric to support cables.
Officials blame high winds.
The funicular was knocked out by a crack in a metal plate supporting machinery that regulates tension in its cable. Several people stranded atop the tower had to walk down a stairway to the ground more than 150 metres below. About 12,000 spectators were ordered out but nobody was hurt. The tears were blamed on either increased air pressure caused by the tractor engines or displaced air from the metro line running under the stadium. A thunderstorm caused two rips in the roof.