The renowned electronic dance music festival, anticipated to draw 400,000 attendees over two weekends, was struck by disaster on Wednesday evening. The blaze erupted around 18:00 local time, producing massive plumes of gray smoke visible from a distance. Videos on social media captured the extent of the destruction. Firefighters have been on-site, battling the flames and preventing them from spreading to nearby residential areas and forests, leading to some evacuations.

In an official statement, festival organizers confirmed that while the main stage has suffered severe damage, the campsite will open as scheduled on Thursday, with their primary focus now on finding solutions to ensure that the festival can proceed as planned this weekend.