Carnival Float Bursts Into Flames in Southwestern Germany, Injuring 5

The light of a car illuminates the spot where a carnival float caught fire in the afternoon, in Kehl, Germany, on Feb. 4, 2024. Philipp von Ditfurth/dpa via AP

BERLIN—Five people were injured in southwestern Germany Sunday afternoon when a carnival float burst into flames, police said.

Around 3 p.m. local time in Kehl, a city in southwestern Germany along the border with France, part of a float participating in a local parade caught fire.