In an unfortunate turn of events, Tomorrowland UNITE’s Barcelona edition had to shut down its proceedings quickly after its stage caught fire. With almost 22,000 people in attendance who had gathered to watch the live stream of Day 2 festivities from the second weekend of the Boom-based festival, the authorities successfully managed to evacuate the crowd from the Parc de Can Zam venue. As per eyewitnesses, the stage was engulfed in flames during a fireworks display. While an official confirmation by the festival organisers is yet to surface, an official statement was released by Tomorrowland soon after regarding the mishap which read:
“Tonight, July 29th 2017, the UNITE Barcelona stage caught fire due to a technical malfunction. 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.”
You can check out the footage below and stay tuned for the latest updates.
Dios mío el #UNITEWithTomorrowland ardiendo pic.twitter.com/U2qJcVZ2Yh
— Sr.Cheeto (@Srcheeto) July 29, 2017
Vídeo de les flames escenari Tomorrowland a santa coloma. Festival suspès. pic.twitter.com/4deapPeRFM
— Guillem Sànchez (@guillem_sm) July 29, 2017
#tomorrowland #unitewithtomorrowland #barcelona #incendio incendio pic.twitter.com/fk0u2443oI
— Ale Ayerdi (@AyerdiX) July 29, 2017
Incendio en el escenario de Tomorrowland de Barcelona #tomorrowland 😓😱🔥 #unitewithtomorrowland #barcelona pic.twitter.com/KftbWCuQkI
— Tomorrowland 🇪🇸 (@Tomorrowland_EP) July 29, 2017
Está ardiendo el tomorrowland Barcelona… Han evacuado la zona central. pic.twitter.com/OCDADEZow7
— iLeoVlogs (@iLeoVlogs) July 29, 2017
H/T: Your EDM