stl arch news

[Adam Aigner-Treworgy]

per KSDK, situation is over, people are all out.

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Report: About 200 people trapped inside Gateway Arch in St. Louis

after power outage

Eds: CORRECTS thruout to attribute quote to fire spokesman Simpson,

sted caller to TV station.

AP Photo ILJF101

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Some 200 people were trapped Saturday night

inside the Gateway Arch for about two hours after an apparent power

outage, authorities said.

Fire Department spokesman Steve Simpson told KSDK-TV that rescue

crews treated two people. One was given oxygen and the other was

diabetic. He did not elaborate on their treatment.

"Everybody else seemed to be in good spirits, glad and relieved

to be coming down," he said.

The people became trapped when trams on both legs of the arch

stalled, authorities said. Some also were stranded at the top of

the 630-feet high monument of stainless steel where they were

watching a fireworks show, the TV station reported.

At about 11:30 p.m., light could again be seen through windows

at the top of the arch and a man trapped inside used his cell phone

to call KSDK and report that the trams were working again and

people were being taken to the bottom.

Anxious relatives stood outside the popular tourist attraction

as rescuers worked inside. Dozens of emergency vehicles surrounded

the arch.

(Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

APTV 07-22-07 0127EDT