Prime Highlights
- “I was a pretty close guess, and the concern was the fire was going to go either way,” said Tony Heindl, a spokesperson for Tomorrowland.
- No one was injured; authorities are still attempting to identify the cause of the fire.
Key Fact
- Tomorrowland’s main stage at Boom, Belgium, inexplicably erupted into flames.
- The accident occurred a day before the opening of the world-renowned music festival.
Key Background
It was a blackening blow to one of the world’s most fantastic electronic dance music festivals when Tomorrowland’s main stage caught fire just 24 hours before the festival was to begin in Boom, Belgium. The fire broke out at the Terra Solis complex and fans and organizers alike were left stunned. The stage, being the jewel of its kind due to its massive disco-like stage and most advanced visuals, was left smoldered.
Eyewitness footage captures massive black clouds of smoke billowing out of the complex as the stage building components were ablaze. Firefighters responded promptly and had managed to extinguish the fire before it spread to the remainder of the complex. Nobody was injured because the complex was still empty of workers and tourists.
The event management authenticated the fire in a public statement, stating that they were not expecting it but that the event will still be a cover for their employees and for prospective future viewers. The extent of damage is being assessed to determine if they will rebuild or rebuild the event site. The issue of whether or not the event will proceed as scheduled is in jeopardy with thousands of tourists holding their breath.
Locals launched an official probe into where the fire came from. Although preliminary reports blame the fire on an electrical power short circuit, officially until this moment, no statement has been issued. Tomorrowland, in its usual brilliance of flawless production and electric dance music festival, now boasts one of the biggest logistical disasters in history. The disaster invoked global sympathy and support, with the music fraternity keeping their fingers crossed about how the festival would recover from this disaster.
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