© Matt Vickers Fire:Alton Tower's Sky Ride is struck by troubles again.

This is Sky Ride's second indecent within the last two years. In October or 2007, a separate station of Sky Ride located in the Forbidden Valley area caught fire. The 2007 fire destroyed the roof of that station building.

The park will remain open as usual, but some areas surrounding the destroyed station will be fenced off for investigation of the fire. However, Sky Ride will likely remain closed for the rest of the 2009 season. Alton Towers released the following statement immediately following the fire , "The station has been destroyed and the ride will therefore not reopen for the foreseeable future. There will be cosmetic alterations to the park tomorrow as certain areas will have to be fenced off during the fire service investigation into the cause of the fire."