A hearth has destroyed the primary stage at Tomorrowland pageant in Belgium, simply two days earlier than the occasion was set to open.
“Our beloved important stage has been severely broken,” pageant organisers stated on Wednesday night.
The assertion stated no one was injured in the course of the blaze, the reason for which stays unclear.
The digital dance music pageant is because of begin on Friday within the city of Growth, south of Antwerp, with 400,000 folks anticipated to attend over two weekends.
Tons of of artists are on account of carry out, together with David Guetta, Misplaced Frequencies, Swedish Home Mafia and Charlotte De Witte.
The hearth began round 18:00 native time (16:00) on Wednesday. Movies posted to social media confirmed thick gray smoke engulfing the stage.
One worker who had been engaged on the location described “an apocalyptic scene” as the hearth broke out.
“We all of a sudden heard bangs and noticed hearth close to the stage, an enormous quantity of fireplace,” the unnamed particular person instructed Het Nieuwsblad newspaper.
“We have been simply placing the ending touches on it. Another day and it could be completed. 4 weeks of labor… gone in half an hour.”
Firefighters are working to cease the flames reaching neighbouring houses and woods. Some residents have been evacuated.
In an replace posted on the pageant’s web site, organisers stated the campsite would nonetheless open on Thursday as deliberate, and that the main focus was “on discovering options for the pageant weekend”.
The occasion will go forward with out the primary stage, they added.
