Sunday, August 18, 2024 -Fairgoers could do nothing but watch in horror as a Ferris wheel rotated with carts on fire while riders screamed for their life.
Shocking video of the horrifying incident
shows raging flames and thick black smoke billowing from the attraction
at Highfield Festival in Leipzig, Germany.
Eyewitnesses said some people were still
onboard the ride when the fire broke out at around 9pm on Saturday,
August 17.
More than 30 people were rushed to hospital
to be treated for injuries. Footage shared on X shows people watching
helplessly as the burning wheel continued to turn with sparks flying from its
frame.
The wheel appeared to have at least 24
carts with some very close to the two on fire.
Four police officers were
among the people hurt with two people suffering serious injuries, the Sun
reports.
Local police spokes woman Josephine Phin Sader told BILD: "The
fire broke out in one gondola for reasons still unknown and then spread to a
second one.
"We currently know that there
are over 30 injured people, including four injured police officers, but all of
them are probably slightly injured.
"Two people were seriously
injured. There were no fatalities."
Many of the minor injuries were
reportedly caused by smoke inhalation.
The popular festival attracts around
30,000 visitors each year.
German rapper Ski Aggu stopped his
set early as the fire broke out.
One of the event organisers said
around an hour after the fire broke out "The show must go on."
The festival is scheduled to go ahead
as planned today, August 18.
Meanwhile, the cause of the blaze remains
unknown and investigations are underway.
Watch video below.
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