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| A fire has destroyed the main stage at Tomorrowland festival in Belgium, just two days before the event was set to open. | |
| "Due to a serious incident and fire on the Tomorrowland Mainstage, our beloved Mainstage has been severely damaged," festival organisers said on Wednesday evening. | "Due to a serious incident and fire on the Tomorrowland Mainstage, our beloved Mainstage has been severely damaged," festival organisers said on Wednesday evening. |
| The statement said nobody was injured during the blaze, the cause of which remains unclear. | |
| The electronic dance music festival is due to start on Friday in the town of Boom, south of Antwerp, with 400,000 people expected to attend over two weekends. | |
| The fire started around 18:00 local time (16:00) on Wednesday. Videos posted to social media showed thick grey smoke engulfing the stage. | |
| Firefighters are working to stop the flames reaching neighbouring homes and woods. Some residents have been evacuated. | |
| In an update posted on the festival's website, organisers said the campsite would still open on Thursday as planned, and that the focus was "on finding solutions for the festival weekend". | |
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