article_snippet: Twelve thrill-seekers were plucked from a high-speed rollercoaster at Universal Studios by firefighters today after a malfunction.
article_snippet: Riders were left stuck on the tracks of the 16-year-old coaster, reportedly for around a quarter of an hour, while firefighters with cherry-pickers drove up to bring firefighters with cherry-pickers down to safety.
article_snippet: A cherry-picker, which was used to get passengers off, can be seen to the right .
article_snippet: Fixing up: 12 people were removed from the ride by firefighters, some of whom can still be seen investigating above .
article_snippet: Local news station WESH2, which captured footage of firefighters aboard the empty cars not long after 5pm, said that nobody was hurt in the incident.
article_snippet: Riders were left approximately 15ft off the ground while firefighters responded.
highlights_snippet: Firefighters swooped in and lifted riders off with a cherry-picker .
  