Fire official: 24 passengers stuck on Maryland roller coaster

BALTIMORE - Authorities say 24 people are stuck in midair on a stalled roller coaster at an amusement park outside of Washington, D.C.Prince George's County Fire/EMS spokesman Mark Brady said on his Twitter account that the riders became stuck around 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Six Flags America in Largo, Maryland.The Berwyn Heights volunteer fire department said in a tweet that the cars of Joker's Jinx are 100 feet (30 meters) off the ground. Helicopter video from WJLA-TV shows six cars.Brady says th