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At Least 30 Injured As Ferris Wheel Bursts Into Flames At German Music Festival On August 17, two cable cars on a Ferris wheel caught fire at the Highfield music festival near Leipzig, Germany. The fire resulted in four people suffering burn injuries and one person injured from a fall. Eighteen individuals were hospitalized for further treatment. Emergency responders and festival-goers encountered smoke. The fire's cause remains under investigation, and festival organizers have not issued a statement. Despite the incident, the festival continued, with the fire area cordoned off. Highfield, held near Stoermthaler Lake, is a major rock festival with up to 25,000 attendees.