Tomorrowland must limit pyrotechnics and fireworks for weekend two
The limitations follow an outright ban on the devices for the festival's first weekend amid wildfire warnings close to its site in Boom, Belgium
Tomorrowland has put limitations on pyrotechnics and halted all large-scale fireworks amid wildfire warnings for its second weekend.
Having officially kicked off yesterday (July 23), the second weekend of this year's Tomorrowland will feature sets from Miss Monique, Calvin Harris, Sara Landry, Amelie Lens, FISHER, Bebe Rexha and many more.
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According to Het Laatste Nieuws (HLN), the first weekend of this year's edition, which took place from July 17 - 19, was subject to an outright ban of all fireworks and pyrotechnics due to a "code orange" wildfire warning, spurred on by the ongoing drought close to the festival's site in Boom, Belgium.
Mayor of Boom, Jeroen Baert, told reporters at the time: "It had already been decided that no high-speed fireworks would be allowed due to the fact that code orange applies in all nature reserves, and therefore also in the provincial recreational domain De Schorre, where the dance festival starts this weekend."
With the orange wildfire warning still in place for Tomorrowland's forthcoming weekend, VRT NWS reports that the use of small-scale fireworks, which pose less risk of escaping into the surrounding woodland, will be permitted at the festival, while pyrotechnics will only be allowed on the festival's main stage.
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Local authorities are still investigating the cause of a dramatic blaze that destroyed Tomorrowland's Orbyz Mainstage just 48 hours before the festival was due to begin last year. Last week, sources revealed to HLN that the fire is believed to have been caused by an ethanol leak during testing.
In a statement provided to EDM.com, Tomorrowland's spokesperson Debby Wilmsen acknowledged the reports, insisting: "Of course, we never want to experience anything like this again, but the risk analysis also confirmed that our safety procedures were already very well organised."
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