5 skiers injured in chair lift incident at Heavenly resort in Tahoe

Five skiers were injured when two ski-lift chairs apparently collided at a resort near Lake Tahoe Monday.

The lift chairs seemingly collided with one another on the Comet Express Chairlift at Heavenly Valley Ski Resort, according to a photo of the incident posted online. The image showed emergency personnel in red jackets gathered at the base of the lift, with the two chairs sitting together near one of the lift’s poles.

Crews from the Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District responded...