Brussels, July 17: A huge fire on Wednesday at Belgium's Tomorrowland music festival site has "severely damaged" the main stage two days before the event was due to start, organisers said.

No one was injured in the incident. Images shared on local news sites and social media showed flames and plumes of black smoke engulfing the stage and spreading to nearby woodland. The annual festival in the town of Boom, north of Brussels, which is scheduled to start Friday, draws tens of thousands of visitors from around Europe. Tomorrowland Music Festival Fire: Main Stage Engulfed in Flames Just 2 Days Before Event Opening in Belgium, Emergency Services Rush to Scene (Watch Video).

Tomorrowland Music Fire

"Due to a serious incident and fire on the Tomorrowland Mainstage, our beloved Mainstage has been severely damaged," the organisers posted on the event's website. "We can confirm that no one was injured during the incident." The statement said the focus is now on "finding solutions" for the festival weekend. The cause of the fire was not given.

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