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On Tuesday night, a fire completely destroyed the Cloud Cuckoo Land station for the Skyride attraction at Alton Towers. 50 firefighters battled the blaze the the majority of the night. Luckily no one was hurt, but parts of the park were evacuated for safety precautions. This isn’t the first time a fire has affected this attraction, you may remember just under two years ago when another fire broke out in a Skyride station in October of 2007. The cause of the fire is currently unknown and an investigation is currently underway. The ride is expected to be closed for at least the rest of the 2009 season.

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The Skyride station was located next to the former Corkscrew site and Rita: Queen of Speed.

The Skyride station was located next to the former Corkscrew site and Rita: Queen of Speed.