Massive Barcelona festival fire evacuates 22,000 (VIDEOS)
Videos of a huge fire engulfing a music festival stage in Barcelona, Spain went viral on social media as organizers said up to 22,000 people were evacuated from the grounds as a result.
The fire broke out Saturday night at the Tomorrowland Unite Spain festival which was held in conjunction with and video-linked to the main Tomorrowland festival stage in Belgium.
The event was underway at Barcelona’s Parc de Can Zam before it was abruptly stopped due to the stage decor catching fire.
Tomorrowland Unite Stage in Barcelona is on fire
— Sam Moore (@sammoor81) July 29, 2017
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The festival website said “the UNITE Barcelona stage caught fire due to a technical malfunction.”
During the broadcast In Barcelona at the festival #Tomorrowland Unite, during @arminvanbuuren performance, the scene caught fire🔥 pic.twitter.com/ZREx46MLXm
— Skarny (@Skarnymusic) July 29, 2017
“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,” the statement added.
— Alex Prim Lopez (@ALEXPRIMLOPEZ7) July 29, 2017
Meanwhile, local media reports say the pyrotechnics triggered the blaze.
how started the fire 🔥🔥🔥#TomorrowlandBarcelona#tomorrowlandhttps://t.co/OcbVi0zLVOpic.twitter.com/SabsNwlmnX
— Nabil El Quaissi (@nabilelquaissi) July 29, 2017
Videos of the fire rapidly spreading across the structure to the left of the stage went viral on social media.
The roof! The roof! The roof is on fire! ...No seriously. Give usted our money back... #Tomorrowland#TomorrowlandBarcelonapic.twitter.com/EaMeYkxymB
— JavierSantosPaniego (@JPaniego) July 29, 2017
