A circus performance in a scenic area in Shanxi catches fire, and a performer falls to the ground? Local Cultural and Tourism Bureau: has requested closure and rectification of performances | Shanxi
During the circus performance, there was an unexpected incident where the performer riding a motorcycle suddenly fell to the ground and a large fire broke out inside the performance equipment. The incident occurred in the Wujinshan Tourist Area of Yuci District, Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province. According to online videos, there have been two accidents during the circus performances in the tourist area recently. The staff of the Yuci District Cultural and Tourism Bureau responded that the performer riding the motorcycle had abrasions on their legs and arms, and the injuries were not serious. They have gone to the hospital for treatment, and the relevant departments have requested the scenic area to suspend operations and carry out rectification.
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Online rumor: Circus performers suddenly fall to the ground, causing a huge fire to erupt at the scene
On August 29th, a netizen posted a video showing that at a circus performance, a performer accidentally landed and the performance equipment caught fire.
In the video, two performers ride motorcycles inside a spherical device to perform, with sparks shining behind them. The thrilling performance caused the audience to exclaim in amazement. However, one of the performers seemed to have hit somewhere and suddenly fell. The spherical device immediately caught fire, and the fire rose. The other performer could only ride a motorcycle around the fire to avoid it. The frightened audience at the scene exclaimed in surprise. The staff outside the performance equipment immediately brought the fire extinguisher and quickly extinguished the fire. Another video shot by netizens shows that after the fire was extinguished, a performer lay on the ground and someone helped him remove his equipment.
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According to information released by netizens, the unexpected circus performance took place in the Wujinshan Carnival Valley located in Yuci District, Jinzhong, Shanxi. A reporter from Da Wan News found that another video released by netizens showed that in another performance called "Life and Death Wheel" in the Wujinshan Carnival Valley recently, actors accidentally landed.
Public information shows that Shanxi Wujinshan Tourist Area is a 4A level scenic spot located in Yuci District, Jinzhong City. It consists of two main parts: Wujinshan National Forest Park and Wujinshan Happy Valley. Carnival Valley is a theme park within the tourist area. The ticketing project in the Wujinshan Tourist Area includes Forest Horse Theatre tickets, which introduced that the project entered the Wujinshan Carnival Valley on May 1, 2016, and "combined magic, animal training, acrobatics, clowns, and other techniques with lighting, sound effects, and stage art.".
Cultural and Tourism Bureau: The performer's injuries are not serious and the scenic area has been requested to rectify them
So, what was the situation of the performers in the two unexpected events? On the morning of August 30th, a reporter from Da Wan News called the customer service hotline of Wujinshan Tourist Area. When the staff heard that the reporter wanted to know about an accident at the circus performance, they hung up the phone.
A staff member of the Jinzhong Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism told Da Wan News that their staff had already gone to Yuci District, but the matter was specifically handled by the local cultural and tourism department. Subsequently, the reporter contacted the Public Culture and Tourism Development Center of the Yuci District Bureau of Culture and Tourism. A staff member stated that the relevant leaders of the bureau had intervened in the handling, and according to her understanding, two accidents occurred in the Wujinshan Carnival Valley recently.
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A staff member of the Yuci District Cultural and Tourism Bureau who received a tourism complaint told reporters that after the motorcycle performance accident, the scenic area evacuated the audience to a safe area. No audience was injured as a result. One performer who was involved in the accident was injured, not seriously injured, and had abrasions on their calves and arms. They have been taken to the hospital for treatment. The staff member also stated that relevant departments have requested the Wujinshan Tourist Area to suspend operations and carry out rectification.