Probe into Ferris wheel accident after 23 injured
Aug 19, 2024
Leipzig [Germany], August 19: Police in the east German city of Leipzig are investigating the causes of a fire on a Ferris wheel which injured 23 people at a music festival on Saturday.
An object under the ride caught fire for unknown reasons, police said on the social media platform X, before the flames spread to two of the Ferris wheel gondolas.
Both were completely destroyed by the fire on Saturday evening, according to a dpa reporter on the scene at Highfield Festival, south of Leipzig. Of the 23 people injured, four suffered burns, one was hurt in a fall, and others including first responders and at least four police officers were examined in hospital for possible smoke inhalation.
A total of 65 people received medical treatment in connection with the fire, with 16 treated in hospital, the police said. None are in a life-threatening condition. (DPA)
Source: Qatar Tribune
