More than 20 injured in ferris wheel fire at music festival in Germany

Blaze started in one gondola and spread to another at the Highfield festival near Leipzig on Saturday night

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 dpa news agency reported on Sunday.

The fire started in one gondola and spread to a second on Saturday night, police said. Four people suffered burns and one suffered injuries from a fall. Others, including first responders and at least four police officers, were to be examined in the hospital for possible smoke inhalation.