Another fire in Mahakumbh: No one injured
A fire broke out in Sector 18 of Mahakumbh Nagar on Friday morning. No one was injured in the incident, police said.
At least 23 people were injured after a fire broke out at a music festival near the German city of Leipzig.
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At least 23 people were injured after a fire broke out at a music festival near the German city of Leipzig.
A gondola of a Ferris wheel at the ‘Highfield’ Rock and Pop festival caught fire at 9 p.m. local time (1900 GMT) on Saturday night, and the fire then spread to another gondola. Both gondolas were destroyed, reports Xinhua news agency, quoting DPA.
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Among the 23 injured, four were burned and one was injured from falling, while the other wounded, including emergency workers and four police officers, were receiving medical examinations in a hospital, said the local police.
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The festival, attended by about 30,000 people, was interrupted for about two hours due to the fire, the police said, adding that the investigators are still looking into the cause.
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