At Least 23 Injured When Fire Breaks Out on Ferris Wheel in Germany

At Least 23 Injured When Fire Breaks Out on Ferris Wheel in Germany
The Ferris wheel after a fire broke out at the Highfield Festival near Leipzig, Germany, on Aug. 18, 2024. Heiko Rebsch/dpa via AP
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BERLIN—At least 23 people were injured when two gondolas of a Ferris wheel caught fire at a music festival near Leipzig in eastern Germany, news agency dpa reported Sunday.

The fire started in one gondola and then spread to a second one on Saturday night, police said. Four people suffered burn injuries and one suffered injuries from a fall. Others, including first responders and at least four police officers, were to be examined in the hospital for possible smoke inhalation, dpa reported.