Last night, the stage at Tomorrowland Unite in Barcelona caught fire while the attendees were watching the live stream of the festival from Belgium. Thousands of people had to be evacuated and as of now, there have been no injuries reported. Tomorrowland has issued a statement on the matter, saying the following:
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 see below some videos of how it all went down and stay tuned for further info!
#tomorrowland #unitewithtomorrowland #barcelona #incendio incendio pic.twitter.com/fk0u2443oI
— Ale Ayerdi (@AyerdiX) July 29, 2017
#ÚLTIMAHORA “El foc s’ha expandit per tot l’escenari en 3 minuts” #Tomorrowland pic.twitter.com/qIUZ7nAWpo
— Flaix FM (@flaixfm) July 29, 2017
The roof! The roof! The roof is on fire! …No seriously. Give usted our money back… #Tomorrowland #TomorrowlandBarcelona pic.twitter.com/EaMeYkxymB
— JavierSantosPaniego (@JPaniego) July 29, 2017
@tomorrowland is on fire!!! @blancoynegro pic.twitter.com/qmxRIF6gXN
— Pacocapel|Jaguarpcl (@Jaguarpcl) July 29, 2017
Tomorrowland Santa Coloma en Can Zam. pic.twitter.com/3OPxg0YIQS
— Manel Expósito (@m_exposito93) July 29, 2017