MOA Ferris wheel briefly catches fire

The MOA Eye Ferris wheel at the Mall of Asia in Pasay City briefly caught fire Friday morning.

According to a report on GMA News TV's State of the Nation with Jessica Soho, the fire started at a MOA Eye generator set. The blaze spread to a ticketing booth, then to two of the Ferris wheel's gondolas.



Radio dzBB's Sam Nielsen reported that the fire started at 10:07 a.m., reached the first alarm, and was then put out by firefighters at 10:14 a.m.

According to SM Supermalls no one was injured, "as the ride was not yet open then."

The property damage was estimated at P40,000.

The MOA Eye Ferris wheel is about 55 meters or 100 feet tall, the second tallest in the Philippines. — Joel Locsin/DVM, GMA News