Over 30 individuals had been injured when two gondolas of a Ferris wheel caught hearth on Saturday night time (August 17) at Highfield Pageant in Leipzig, Germany, studies German information broadcaster Deutsche Welle. Whereas most accidents had been gentle circumstances of smoke inhalation, 4 individuals suffered burns and one sustained accidents from a fall. Police mentioned that the reason for the hearth was initially unclear.
“These affected are receiving remedy and are doing properly contemplating the circumstances,” Highfield Pageant organizers mentioned in a press release. “We’re in shut coordination with the hearth brigade, the police, and the rescue and medical providers. We are going to cordon off the ferris wheel accordingly after which proceed operations as deliberate.”
The fireplace reportedly broke out in a single Ferris wheel gondola automobile and unfold to a neighboring one round 9 p.m. native time throughout German rapper Ski Aggu’s set. “I’m completely shocked and upset concerning the Ferris wheel hearth throughout my present at Highfield,” Aggu posted on Instagram afterwards. “I used to be solely advised by way of my earpiece that I shouldn’t cease the present underneath any circumstances, however ought to initially proceed to speak with you so keep away from mass panic. The precedence was to stop the scenario from escalating any additional. Thankfully, that labored.”
Highfield Pageant is considered one of Germany’s largest music festivals, with round 30,000 attendees. This 12 months’s lineup featured headliners Rise Towards (whose set was delayed because of the Ferris wheel hearth), Macklemore, and Peter Fox, with different performers reminiscent of Flogging Molly, Much less Than Jake, the Kooks, Mando Daio, Marsimoto, Cro, and extra.
