Popular music festival Tomorrowland has had to be evacuated – after a stage caught on fire.
Thousands of fans were forced to leave the festival in Barcelona, Spain, after a panic began when a blaze erupted near speakers.
World renowned DJ Steve Aoki was just about to perform, before the fire began.
Hundreds of festival goers have taken to social media to share terrifying photos and videos from the festival.
#tomorrowland is LIT #unitewithtomorrowland #spain pic.twitter.com/oGLZpBf9N1
— Gemma Campbell (@Gemma_Campbell) July 29, 2017
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
Tomorrowland unite Barcelona #TomorrowlandBarcelona #tomorrowland pic.twitter.com/f03tDLUjac
— VIC.XCIX (@victor99_bcn) July 29, 2017
More than 22,000 festival-goers have been forced to flee due to a fire at the #tomorrowland main stage in #Barcelona pic.twitter.com/FzkaT3DVdY
— Benjamin Alvarez (@BenjAlvarez1) July 29, 2017
Fire at #Tomorrowland festival near Barcelona; 22,000 evacuated (via @alexprimlopez7) pic.twitter.com/oYjWahCWs1
— Julian Druker (@Julian5News) July 29, 2017
Eyewitnesses said the “screen on stage exploded”.
The fire is said to have started after stage fireworks were lit.
