The peak of the iconic wooden roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Santa Clarita, California has collapsed after catching fire on Monday, according to Yahoo! News.
Colossus, the wooden coaster, had closed down three weeks ago in order to prepare for renovations that would transform the outdated ride into the first-ever steel and wood hybrid coaster.
The Los Angeles County Fire Department was called to the amusement park just after 1:30 p.m., fire Inspector Scott Miller said.
Twitter users posted photos that showed clouds of smoke coming out of the highest point of the ride, KTLA reported. The "top of the lift hill" caught fire when contractors were working to disassemble the ride, the amusement park stated on Twitter, however, there were no reports about what sparked the fire.
Firefighters worked to douse the flames, but part of the track had already been charred and collapsed to the ground below. After a half an hour, the blaze was extinguished.
Six Flags was closed on Monday, and there are no reports of injuries.
Colossus stood at 125 feet tall and was considered the world's tallest and fastest roller coaster when it opened in 1978. The ride reached speeds of 62 miles per hour, according to Yahoo! News. Plans to convert the classic ride into a modernized hybrid coaster are still in effect and will resume in upcoming months.
