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		</div><p>A swinging and spinning amusement park ride has broken apart on the opening day of the Ohio State Fair, hurling people through the air, killing a man and injuring seven others.</p>
<p>Three of the injured were in a critical condition, authorities said.</p>
<p><i>&#8220;The fair is about the best things in life and tonight with this accident it becomes a terrible, terrible tragedy,&#8221;</i> said Ohio governor John Kasich.</p>
<p>The man who was killed was one of several people who were thrown off when the Fire Ball ride malfunctioned, Columbus Fire Battalion chief Steve Martin said.</p>
<p>Dramatic video captured by a bystander shows the ride swinging back and forth like a pendulum and spinning in the air when it crashes into something and part of the ride flies off, throwing riders to the ground.</p>
<p>A company providing rides at the Columbus fair this year describes the Fire Ball as an &#8220;aggressive thrill&#8221; experience.</p>
<p>On its website, Amusements of America says that since its debut in 2002, the Fire Ball has become &#8220;one of the most popular thrill rides on the AOA Midway&#8221;.</p>
<p>The company description of the ride says it swings riders 40 feet above the midway while spinning them at 13 revolutions per minute.</p>
<p>Mr Kasich said he had ordered a full investigation and all fair rides to be shut down until additional safety inspections can be completed.</p>
<p>In a post on its Twitter page the fair said: <i>&#8220;There has been a report of a ride incident. We are investigating and will report information as available.&#8221;</i></p>
<p>The Ohio State Fair runs until August 6.</p>
<p>State director of agriculture David Daniels said all the rides were checked several times when they were being set up to ensure it was the way the manufacturer intended.</p>
<p><i>&#8220;We started out today with 11 rides that did not open because the inspection work was not done on them,&#8221;</i> he said.</p>
<p>Mr Daniels said four rides would not be operating because they did not meet the mechanical test.</p>
<p>Ride inspectors said the Fire Ball was inspected at a couple of different stages and signed off Wednesday.</p>
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