Ferris Wheel Catches Fire Highfield Festival in Leipzig

Occurred on August 17, 2024 / Leipzig, Saxony, Germany

Info from Licensor: "There was a fire on the Ferris wheel at the Highfield Festival today. From what it sounded like on site, the burning gondolas and the two to the left and right of them were evacuated in time. I hope there were no serious injuries. It was a terrible situation. Ski Aggu was just talking nonsense when the Ferris wheel was burning and was booed. At first, he had only compared it to a small fire, but the flames at the lower part of the Ferris wheel were already over 8.9 meters high and everything was covered in thick black smoke. Then he just mentioned how stupid it would be for the owner of the Ferris wheel. People shouted on stage that he should leave and that there were still people on the Ferris wheel. Only after the fire department drove onto the site and the festival visitors asked him to leave the stage did he realize the situation.