A fireplace has destroyed the principle stage at Tomorrowland competition in Belgium, simply two days earlier than the occasion was set to open.
“Our beloved foremost stage has been severely broken,” competition organisers mentioned on Wednesday night.
The assertion mentioned no person was injured throughout the blaze, the reason for which stays unclear.
The digital dance music competition is because of begin on Friday within the city of Increase, south of Antwerp, with 400,000 individuals anticipated to attend over two weekends.
Lots of of artists are attributable to 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 positioning described “an apocalyptic scene” as the hearth broke out.
“We all of the sudden heard bangs and noticed fireplace close to the stage, an enormous quantity of fireplace,” the unnamed particular person advised Het Nieuwsblad newspaper.
“We had 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 competition’s web site, organisers mentioned the campsite would nonetheless open on Thursday as deliberate, and that the main focus was “on discovering options for the competition weekend”.
The occasion will go forward with out the principle stage, they added.
