A blaze has broken out on a ferris wheel, leaving 'more than 30 people injured' at a huge music festival in Germany.
The fairground attraction caught fire at around 9pm CET this evening at the Highfield Festival in Leipzig - which attracts 30,000 people every year.
There were still passengers onboard the ferris wheel as it went up in flames, according to eyewitnesses.
Police spokeswoman Josephin Sader told German news outlet BILD: 'The fire broke out in one gondola for reasons still unknown and then spread to a second one.
'There are more than 30 injured, most of them slightly - including four police officers. Two people were seriously injured. There were no fatalities.'
Around 30 people have been injured after a ferris wheel at a music festival in Germany caught fire.
At least 30 people have been injured at a music festival in Germany as a ferris wheel burst into flames.
Revellers at the Highfield Festival at Lake Störmthal in the Leipzig region were on board the ferris wheel when it burst into flames about 9pm local time on Saturday.
A Ferris wheel at a music festival in Germany has caught fire, leaving around 30 people injured.
Pictures showed the ride in flames at Highfield Festival at Stormthaler Lake, near Leipzig, on Saturday evening, with smoke billowing into the air.
Two gondolas on the Ferris wheel caught fire around 9pm but the cause of the blaze is not yet known.
"Those affected are receiving treatment and are doing well considering the circumstances," a statement from the festival said.
It added: "We are in close coordination with the fire brigade, the police and the rescue and medical services."
Around 30 people were injured, with 18 currently being treated in hospital.
A HUGE fire erupted on a ferris wheel at a busy festival in Germany with several people rushed to hospital and more than 30 injured.
Shocking video showed flames and black smoke rising from one of the cable car compartments on the attraction at Highfield Festival in Leipzig.
