One year after the dramatic Ferris wheel fire at the Highfield music festival near Leipzig, the event will start with a slightly adapted safety concept. There will probably also be a Ferris wheel again at Highfield from 15 to 17 August, as the organizer Scorpio announced. However, the operator is to be changed. Last year, 16 people were injured in the Ferris wheel fire, some of them seriously.
Change of operator not an assignment of blame
"The final site planning is still ongoing, but we assume that there will be a Ferris wheel again," explained Scorpio spokesperson Jonas Rohde. He also emphasized that the planned change of operator was a "preventative measure" and not an assignment of blame, as investigations are still ongoing.
