Ferris wheel fire in Germany injures several people

Video shows two carriages alight on the wheel in Leipzig, with smoke billowing into the air.

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Video showed two carriages on the wheel alight with smoke billowing into the air near the city of Leipzig.

More than a dozen people were taken to hospital including one person who was injured in a fall and four with burns.

The cause of the fire is still being investigated.

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