Ferris wheel catches fire at German music festival

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STORY: :: A ferris wheel has caught fire and injured a number of people at the The Highfield music festival in eastern Germany

:: Grosspoesna, Germany

:: August 17, 2024

First responders on the scene, as well as people riding the ferris wheel, came into contact with smoke. A total of 18 people were taken to hospital for further medical treatment.

The cause of the fire is still being investigated, and organisers did not immediately issue a statement.

Local media reported the festival continued after the incident, with the scene of the fire cordoned off.

The Highfield festival takes place near the Stoermthaler lake in the constituency of Grosspoesna, and is one of the biggest rock music festivals in the region, with up to 25,000 attendees.