Ferris Wheel Catches Fire, Leaves 30 Injured At Summer Festival In Germany
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German rapper Ski Aggu was on stage when the blaze started and was also instructed to carry on with his performance despite the accident.
A Ferris wheel caught fire at a German summer music festival and injured at least thirty people, including four police officers, as per a report in the New York Post. The incident took place in a gondola at the Highfield Festival at Stormthaler Lake, at around 9.13 pm. The fire began in one lower tub and quickly spread to another, scaring the people on the ride. Ferris wheel gondolas went up in flames yesterday at the Highfield Festival on the outskirts of Leipzig, Germany.At least 30 people, including police officials have been injured according to reports from the region. pic.twitter.com/nMMfmxc4Pl
Videos captured from the festival showed the Ferris wheel spinning despite the two gondolas being turned into fireballs. Further, thick, black smoke was also seen in the night sky with several people screaming.
The conductors stopped the ride and reversed it so that the burning vehicle was positioned close to the top of the wheel. The video showed how powerful the fire was-it blazed white at its centre.
