During Saturday afternoon already Highfield Music Festival nearby Leipzig fire broke out and struck two Ferris wheel boothswhile 23 people were injured.
The fire started around 21.00when one of the cabins caught fire, which then spread to the other cabin.
There were two huts completely destroyed by fire.
Four injured were shot, one person was injured in the fall, and others, including several first responders and police officers, sa they brought in their burning goods.
Festival visitor from Cologne he saw the Ferris wheel suddenly begin to accelerate, with the gondolas shooting on top of the wheel.
A quick evacuation could have prevented more injuries.
Police they sent a special investigator to the scene of the incident to determine the cause of the fire.
Festival it was after what happened temporarily suspendedbut about an hour after the fire broke out, a call appeared on one of the stages that the injured had been stabilized and that the festival would continue performance German rapper Cro.
The show took place around 23. hour.
For Netky.sk
Sofia Otahalova
Text: DPA, Photo: DW
2024-08-18 14:45:00
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