While further north in the U.K, festival goers were driven away by rains and mud, things got a little hotter in Barcelona, where a stage at the popular Tomorrowland EDM festival caught fire. Only minor injuries were reported, though many audience members suffered panic attacks as they ran from the blaze. As many as 22,000 people were forced to evacuate the scene.
UNITE with Tomorrowland addressed the accident on their Facebook page, saying, Writing on their Facebook page, UNITE With Tomorrowland said: “Tonight, July 29th 2017, the UNITE Barcelona stage caught fire due to a technical malfunction.
“Thanks to the professional intervention of the authorities all 22.000 visitors were evacuated safely and without reports of injuries. Authorities will follow up and continue the investigation with the local Spanish organizer of UNITE.”
However, some who had attended the event commented, saying that there was no immediate action from authorities, rather stating that it took firefighters up to forty minutes to arrive to the scene.
Footage of the fire was soon posted to Youtube. Watch the video below.