Ferris wheel fire in Germany injures several people

Several people have been injured after a Ferris wheel caught fire at a music festival in eastern Germany.

Video showed two carriages on the wheel alight with smoke billowing into the air near the city of Leipzig.

More than a dozen people were taken to hospital including one person who was injured in a fall and four with burns.

The cause of the fire is still being investigated.

18 August 2024