At least 30 injured in fire on ferris wheel at German music festival
nme.comBild. First responders, including police officers, are among the 30 injured.The fire broke out on one gondola before spreading to a second, according to Leipziger Zeitung, a local online newspaper.
It is not yet clear what caused the fire.Footage of the Ferris wheel continuing to spin despite the fire has circulated on Twitter/X.
Firefighters on the scene tipped the two gondolas upside down to prevent the fire from spreading further.Aktuell brennt ein Wagon vom Riesenrad auf dem #highfield Festival!
Am besten nicht mehr Richtung Gelände laufen pic.twitter.com/3jh9pGaUhG— mueckenmoerder (@mueckenmoerder) August 17, 2024UPDATE: The fire is still burning on a ferris wheel at the Highfield Festival in Leipzig, Germany – which attracts 30,000 people every year.
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