Singapore -- More than 100 people were trapped for over six hours in the world's tallest Ferris Wheel on Tuesday after a short circuit or fire reportedly damaged the wheel's control room causing the Singapore Flyer to grind to a halt.

Power was finally restored after more than six hours.

Rescuers had scrambled to get passengers to the ground, but only managed to lower five people to the ground in harnesses from the 541 foot high wheel. Ride officials said there were 173 passengers aboard the wheel, in its 28 bus-sized capsules.

The Flyer is 99 feet taller than the London Eye and is one of Singapore's favorite tourist attractions and landmarks.

After the wheel was designed and while it was under construction, feng shui experts requested, and got, a change to the rotation of the wheel.

Apparently changing the way the engineer designed the wheel to rotate hasn't helped its feng shui energy of the wheel in terms of its performance, because there have been two previous malfunctions since the wheel opened in February. The first was in July because of faulty brakes, the second was earlier this month because of extreme weather conditions.

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