Four people were burned when the fire broke out on two gondolas at the Highfield Festival.
BERLIN - More than 20 people were injured on Aug 17 night after a Ferris wheel caught fire at a music festival near the German city of Leipzig, a police spokesperson told AFP.
Four people were burned, one injured in a fall and another 18 people suffered from smoke inhalation, the police spokesperson said.Members of the police force and firefighters responding to the incident were also injured, he added.
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