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Over 20 injured as fire dancer loses control in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, June 25, 2018 (BSS/XINHUA) – Over 20 people sustained burn
injuries when a fire dancer lost control of his act during a religious
ceremony near a Hindu temple in Batticaloa, eastern Sri Lanka, state media
reported Monday.
The injured include children, and some of them have received severe burn
injuries.
According to the police, a wheel carrying fireballs went swirling into the
crowd when the dancer lost control of his act during a procession near the
temple on Sunday.
The injured have been rushed to nearby hospitals.
Fire dancing is often the highlight of religious and cultural pageants in
Sri Lanka.
BSS/XINHUA/GMR/1218 hrs