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Article: SCARE AT FAIR PUTS SPOTLIGHT ON RIDE SAFETY

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July 1, 2009
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Cynthia Blankenship had to see it again for herself.

Tuesday afternoon, she circled the "Octopus" ride at the Buchanan Volunteer Fire Department 4th of July Carnival, the same ride that broke Monday night, dropping a car in which her son was riding 15 to 20 feet and slamming it into a loading dock. Dustin Young, 14, suffered a bump on the base of his skull and numerous bruises to his stomach and arms, but was OK Tuesday.

"Accidents happen," Blankenship said, "but I'm definitely more wary about carnival rides than I've ever been."

That's a sentiment the Buchanan fire department and organizers of the upcoming Salem Fair, which opens Thursday, can't afford to see spread during this high season ...

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