Update 3:24 p.m.: Tussey Mountain released a statement once again apologizing for injuries sustained as a result of the malfunctioning equipment that the ski resort affirmed had passed the Department of Labor and Industry’s Bureau of Occupational and Industrial Safety Elevator Division’s inspection.

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— Tussey Mountain (@TusseyMountain) December 16, 2017

“We take the safety of our guests very seriously, and are saddened to learn that there were non-life threatening injuries as a result of this accident,” the statement read. “We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience this caused to all of our skiers and snowboarders and want to thank everyone for their patience, understanding and support.”

Update 12:29 p.m.: Tussey Mountain apologizes “to anyone who was offended” by the account using #sorry after multiple minor injuries sustained in ski lift malfunction.

At the time the office was notified of a lift malfunction and when this original tweet was made, we were under the impression it was solely a lift issue and there were no injuries. We apologize to anyone who was offended by our hashtag.

— Tussey Mountain (@TusseyMountain) December 16, 2017

Update 12:22 p.m.: The malfunction involved four chairs and caused minor injuries to five people, according to StateCollege.com. No serious injuries were reported.

There was no ski lift collapse at Tussey. Malfunction involving 4 chairs caused minor injuries to five people. Lift was shut down and remaining skiers evacuated by harnesses

— StateCollege.com (@StateCollegecom) December 16, 2017

Original story: The chair lift at Tussey Mountain malfunctioned Saturday morning — the first day of Tussey’s season.

Multiple fire departments, ambulances, and police have responded to the incident, according to the Centre Daily Times. Emergency crews appear to be lowering people with ropes, and several people left the scene in ambulances.

Alpha Fire Company confirmed via Twitter at least three companies are on the rescue.

Companies 3, 4, and 5 on this rescue. https://t.co/49sb5rBWsl

— Alpha Fire Company (@AlphaFireCo) December 16, 2017

A tweet from Tussey Mountain says there is no collapse, but ski patrol, EMS, and staff are evacuating everyone on the lift. “Still waiting on official word,” the tweet says.

There has not been a collapse, this is misleading. Our ski patrol, ems and staff are working on evacuating anyone on the lift, off. But all chairs are still on the lift, towers still standing. Still waiting on official word.

— Tussey Mountain (@TusseyMountain) December 16, 2017

Here’s what appears to be a scanner transcript from the incident, which says chairs slid backwards and slammed into each other, pinning people into the chairs with multiple injuries reported.

Tussey Mountain tweeted earlier this morning to apologize for “difficulties with the chairlift” saying it may not be able to run today. The timeline of events in relation to the tweet is unclear at this time. #sorry

Having difficulties with the chairlift.. we are working on it now. May not be able to run it today. Stay tuned… #sorry

— Tussey Mountain (@TusseyMountain) December 16, 2017

Tussey Mountain is less than ten miles from campus; Penn State uses the area for snowboarding and skiing classes.

We’ll update this post with additional information as the situation develops.