Two gondoliers of the Ferris wheel at Highfield Festival, near Leipzig, caught fire on Saturday evening. Organisers said that those injured, said to be as many as 30 people by the Associated Press, were 'doing well considering the circumstances'.
A Ferris wheel at a popular music festival in Germany has caught fire, leaving around 30 people injured. Pictures showed the ride in flames at Highfield Festival at Stormthaler Lake, near Leipzig, on Saturday evening, with smoke billowing into the air. Two gondolas on the Ferris wheel caught fire around 9pm, the festival said, but the cause of the blaze is not yet known.
He said: 'I am absolutely dismayed and shocked by the Ferris wheel fire during my show on the Highfield. 'I was only told in my ear that I should not cancel the show under any circumstances but should first remain in dialogue with you so that there is no mass panic. 'For me, the priority was that the situation did not escalate further, which fortunately also worked. 'Thank you for staying so calm and possibly preventing worse.
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