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Fire Engulfs Main Stage at Tomorrowland Festival Days Before Opening

A fire severely damaged the main stage of Belgium's Tomorrowland festival, with no reported injuries, just days before the event's start.

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  • A massive fire damaged the main stage of Tomorrowland festival in Boom, Belgium, just days before its opening.
  • No injuries were reported as the fire spread to nearby woodland, prompting firefighting efforts.
  • The festival, expected to attract 400,000 attendees over two weekends, features artists like David Guetta and Armin van Buuren.
  • Despite the fire, the DreamVille campsite will open as scheduled, and Global Journey activities in Brussels and Antwerp will proceed.
  • The cause of the fire remains unclear, but firefighters are working to prevent further spread to homes and woods.
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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."

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"Despite the fire damage to the main stage, festival organizers are working on solutions to continue the event as planned."

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"The focus is now on “finding solutions” for the festival weekend."

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The cause of the fire at Tomorrowland's main stage remains unknown as of now.

No injuries were reported in the fire incident at Tomorrowland's main stage.

Despite the fire damaging the main stage, the festival's DreamVille campsite will open as scheduled, and all pre-festival activities in Brussels and Antwerp will proceed as planned. Organizers are working on finding solutions for the festival weekend but have not provided detailed information yet.

Headline performers at Tomorrowland include David Guetta, Charlotte De Witte, and Martin Garrix, among others.

Firefighters actively worked to extinguish the fire and were focused on preventing it from spreading further to nearby woods and local homes.

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