Deflagration in the solstice fire - eight people injured

Eight people were injured at a solstice celebration in the Bautzen district in Saxony.

When lighting a fire, there was a deflagration.

Steinigtwolmsdorf - At a solstice celebration in the Saxon district of Bautzen, eight people were injured, including four children.

A police spokesman said a police spokesman said there was a deflagration when lighting a large campfire.

Photos show a meter-high pile of branches that is on fire.

The celebration was therefore organized by an association.

According to the spokesman, a mixture of diesel and oil should be used to start the fire.

A 20-year-old probably reached for the wrong canister and poured pure gasoline into the fire.

So it came to the deflagration.

In the accident on Saturday evening, four children between the ages of four and nine were injured.

The 20-year-old, a 38-year-old man and two women aged 58 and 43, also suffered injuries.

The police had previously spoken of seven injured.

The severity of the injuries was initially unclear. Numerous ambulances could be seen in photos. Several rescue helicopters from Saxony and Brandenburg flew injured people into clinics. According to the information, around 300 people took part in the solstice celebration in the Steinigtwolmsdorf community, including many members of the voluntary fire brigade. dpa