Ferris wheel catches fire at music festival, Germany

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Footage shows smoke billowing from a ferris wheel after two gondolas caught fire at a music festival near Leipzig. The fire started in one gondola and spread to a second on Saturday night, police said. At least 23 people were injured. Four people suffered burns and one suffered injuries from a fall. Others, including first responders and at least four police officers, were examined in hospital for possible smoke inhalation. The operator of the ferris wheel said that no passengers had been sitting in the gondola in which the fire started

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