The tourists were 60m above ground when the rotating tower had a mechanical glitch.
Menara Taming Sari Berhad chief executive officer Azlan Abidin said the incident occurred at about 6pm on Sunday "There was also a handicapped tourist in the tower at the time of the incident," he said on Sunday .He added that the cause of the glitch would be determined later by their technical team.
Meanwhile, Melaka Fire and Rescue Department operation commander Abd Rahim Ismail said his men rushed to the scene to oversee the rescue operation. "The management of the tower used a supplementary motor to bring down the trapped tourists," he said.
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