Inferno near Leipzig
Ferris wheel caught fire at German festival
A fire broke out on the Ferris wheel at the Highfield Festival near Leipzig on Saturday evening. Thirty people were injured, two of them seriously. Two gondolas were ablaze, a reporter reported.
They caught fire at around 9 pm. The people were gradually removed from the Ferris wheel and brought to safety, according to the fire department. The two affected gondolas were completely burnt out, but the situation is now under control.
The head of operations for the Red Cross said that 30 people had been injured, two of them seriously. Among them were four police officers who suffered minor injuries from smoke gas.
Around an hour after the fire broke out, an announcement was made to festival-goers that those affected were doing well under the circumstances. They were taken to hospital.
Program interrupted
It is still unclear why the fire broke out. German rapper Ski Aggu was performing at the time. The program was temporarily interrupted, but resumed at 10.30 pm with a performance by musician Cro.
The police have not yet provided any information about the accident. The rock and pop festival takes place at Lake Störmthal in the German state of Saxony.
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