At a festival in the Sverdlovsk region, children were hit by a burning cable (2 photos + 2 videos)
Category: Terrible (all news), News from the world
9 July 2024
According to the plan, a cyclist was supposed to jump over the set fire rope, but something went wrong. 
The Sredneuralsk Copper Smelter held a celebration last Sunday in the city of Revda in honor of its birthday. A whole program was prepared, and among other artists, acrobats from the Trial Brothers extreme show were invited. During the performance, the cyclist usually jumps over a burning rope, but this time part of the rope broke and flew into the audience.
According to media reports, the performance area was not very large; it was reduced due to puddles.
“The rope apparently burned through, broke and flew into the crowd of spectators, among whom were most children. Several people received burns,” says one of the show’s spectators.
“It hit the boy by the collar, his hair was slightly singed and the burn remained. After the rope flew away, the guards began to take people away, and a guard stood nearby. Before this, there were no security measures,” says another eyewitness.
The head of Trial Brothers, Vasily Sedinkin, apologized for the unpleasant incident and promised that next time the group will take a more serious approach to performing the trick and checking equipment. He says the rope has never burned out before - the group always buys equipment from the same place.
