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22,000+ evacuated from festival as fire engulfs stage

Posted at 11:00 AM, Jul 30, 2017
and last updated 2017-07-30 11:05:49-04

BARCELONA, Spain (CNN) — More than 22,000 fans were evacuated after a fire erupted on stage at the Tomorrowland music festival in Spain, authorities said Sunday.

No injuries were reported as attendees fled the concert area near Barcelona late Saturday night, the city’s fire officials said in a statement.

“At this time, the fire is totally extinct although very hot areas remain and the entire assembly structure is at risk of collapsing,” the statement said.

The fire was caused by a technical malfunction, according to a post on the Tomorrowland website.

“Authorities will follow up and continue the investigation with the local Spanish organizer,” the post said.

The music festival takes place in different locations simultaneously, with the main stage based in Belgium.

Tomorrowland hosted its first event in 2005 and has grown in popularity since. In 2013, tickets for the event sold out in one second.

CNN’s Peter Dailey contributed to this report.