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A fire has destroyed the main stage at Tomorrowland festival in Belgium, just two days before the event was due to open.
"Due to a serious incident and fire on the Tomorrowland Mainstage, our beloved Mainstage has been severely damaged," festival organisers said on Wednesday evening.
The statement said nobody was injured during the blaze.
The electronic dance music festival is due to start on Friday, with 400,000 people expected to attend over two weekends.
Videos posted to social media show flames and grey smoke engulfing the stage. Firefighters are at the scene in the town of Boom, south of Antwerp.
Some media reports suggested the fire may have been sparked by pyrotechnic devices.
In an update posted on the festival's website, organisers said the campsite would still open on Thursday as planned, and that they were "focused on finding solutions for the festival weekend".
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