Fire erupts on ferris wheel at popular festival as several raced to hospital
A HUGE fire erupted on a ferris wheel at a busy festival in Germany with several people rushed to hospital and over 30 injured.
Shocking video showed flames and black smoke rising from one of the cable car compartments on the attraction at Highfield Festival in Leipzig.Eyewitnesses said there were still people onboard the ride when it caught alight at around 9pm local time. Footage shared on social media showed dozens of people staring up at the wheel in horror as it burned.World's most expensive island has year-round sun - but no one lives thereThe huge wheel looked to be made up of at least two dozen compartments, with two very close to the one burning in the clip."We currently know that there are over 30 injured people, including four injured police officers, but all of them are probably slightly injured.
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