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A fire has broken out at the site of Tomorrowland in Boom, Belgium, mere days before the event is slated to take place.
A fire has broken out on the mainstage of Tomorrowland at the De Schorre venue in Boom, Belgium, ahead of the start of the EDM festival’s first weekend on Friday, July 18.
Video and photos circulating on Reddit appear to show that the blaze has consumed a large swath of the structure. Open flames have spread through several floors of decorative installation and scaffolding, with loud bangs presumed by online commentators to be fireworks ringing out.
According to local media outlet GVA, emergency service workers “in large numbers” are on site. Locals are encouraged to keep their doors and windows closed.
It is unclear whether the damage is limited to a single stage, or if Tomorrowland will move forward as planned in the wake of the disaster. Spokespeople on behalf of the event brand did not immediately respond to EDM Identity’s request for comment.
Tomorrowland started in 2005, initially attracting 10,000 revelers over the course of a single day. In the two decades since, it has expanded to host 600 performing artists across 16 different stages over two weekends, with total attendance routinely topping 400,000.
This is not the first time a fire has broken out at a Tomorrowland event. In 2017, a blaze on the mainstage of UNITE Barcelona led organizers to evacuate more than 22,000 attendees from the gathering.
No injuries or fatalities have been reported as a result of the Tomorrowland mainstage fire at the time of writing. This is a developing story, and EDM Identity will update it as more information becomes available.
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