Bystanders save 6 kids

Bartow group holds up collapsing coaster allowing riders to escape

CARTERSVILLE (AP) — Fire officials say several bystanders held up a kiddie roller coaster that had begun to collapse in Georgia, allowing six children and one adult to escape.

Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner spokesman Glenn Allen says the group held the Oriental Express roller coaster in place Thursday evening until wood or cement blocks could be put in place to stabilize it.

A video posted on social media shows more than a dozen people holding up the coaster at the Bartow County Fair in Cartersville.

Allen says there were no injuries, and a track malfunction is likely what caused the accident. The ride’s been dismantled.

Allen says Floridabased company Carol Stream operated the fair’s rides. The company did not immediately respond to a phone call.

Shaw to hire workers for Adairsville plant

CALHOUN — Shaw Industries will recruit 100 lift truck operators for its plant in Adairsville. The recruitment will be held Sept. 6, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Georgia Northwestern Technical College-Gordon County Campus at 1151 Highway 53 Spur S. W. in Calhoun. Georgia Department of Labor staff will be on site to help screen applicants.

Due to U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations, all applicants must be at least 18 years old.

Salaries depend on experience.

Applicants are encouraged to dress appropriately to improve their opportunities for jobs.

For more information about the jobs, or to apply online, visit www. employgeorgia.com to create an account and upload, or prepare, a resume. Having an Employ Georgia account expedites the interview process.

For more information about the recruitment, contact the GDOL’s Rome Career Center at 706-295-6051. The career center is located at 462 Riverside Parkway, N.E. in Rome, and it is open to serve the public Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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