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More Than 20 Injured in Ferris Wheel Fire at Highfield Music Festival in Germany

At least 23 people were injured when two gondolas of a Ferris wheel caught fire at a music festival near Leipzig in eastern Germany.

At least 23 people were injured when two gondolas of a Ferris wheel caught fire at a music festival near Leipzig in eastern Germany, the German news agency dpa reported Sunday (Aug. 18). The operator of the Ferris wheel told dpa that no passengers were sitting in the gondola in which the fire started. His statement, translated from German to English, said he was told via his earpiece to continue his performance in an effort to avoid a mass panic situation in the crowd.

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