A ferris wheel caught on fire at Leipzig, Germany ’s Highfield music festival Saturday, injuring at least 30 people. The incident occurred at roughly 9 p.m.
local time while German rapper Ski Aggu was onstage; the rapper later said on social media that he was told to continue his performance despite the blaze in the visible distance. A Ferris wheel caught fire and injured a number of people at the Highfield music festival near Leipzig in eastern Germany pic.twitter.
com/VO1zVPBKFP “I’m absolutely shocked and upset about the Ferris wheel fire during my show at Highfield,” Aggu wrote. “I was only told through my earpiece that I should not stop the show under any circumstances, but should initially continue to talk with you so avoid mass panic. The priority was to prevent the situation from escalating any further.
Fortunately, that worked.” here’s the new aggu Live for anyone who missed it. Idk why the ferris wheel is on fire pic.
twitter.com/phH1VTV1W9 An initial investigation found that the fire started in one empty gondola and then spread to a neighboring gondola. The cause of the fire was undetermined as of Sunday.
Two of the 30 injured people suffered unspecified serious injuries, while four more suffered burns in the incident. One person also sustained injuries from a fall, the German Red Cross said, while the majority of the remaining injuries were smoke inhalation-related. Trending Mark Robinson, Who Often Calls Abortion Murder: ‘We Had an Abortion’ Trump.