Germany: Fire at Ferris wheel near Leipzig – More than 20 injured

Terror in Germany. More than 30 people were injured, with two in critical condition Saturday night when a fire broke out in a ferris wheel during a music festival near Leipzig, police said.

The fire broke out around 21:00 (local time, 22:00 in Greece) in one cabin and spread to an adjacent one, leaving four people with serious burns. One person was injured in a fall and 18 people experienced respiratory problems

UPDATE: The fire is still burning on a ferris wheel at the Highfield Festival in Leipzig, Germany – which attracts 30,000 people every year. There were still passengers on board the ferris wheel as it went up in flames.#BREAKING #Germany pic.twitter.com/gRmw2AzWEt

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Several were injured jumping from a great height, in their attempt to leave the burning wheel.

German rapper Ski Aggu said in a video he posted on Instagram that he was told to continue his show despite the fire: “They told me on the headset that I had to continue the show (…) to avoid panic.”

Ferris wheel at a festival near Leipzig, Germany catches on fire leading to dozens of injuries, 18 victims were taken to the hospital pic.twitter.com/kpcWpJv1qJ

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The Highfield Festival, which started on Friday and ends today Sunday on the shores of a lake near Leipzig, is a music event that attracts tens of thousands of people every summer.

DEVELOPING: A ferris wheel has caught fire at Leipzig’s Highfield Festival, leading to more than 30 injuries, police say. pic.twitter.com/c1cdyNfv7o

— DW News (@dwnews) August 17, 2024

⚡️During the Highfield Festival in the German city of Leipzig, a Ferris wheel with people in its cabins caught fire.

Two booths caught fire while customers were inside. The incident left more than 30 people injured, with at least two in serious condition.

The causes of the… pic.twitter.com/AXavn1WCnq

— John Spectator (@johnspectator) August 17, 2024