Music followers are “stunned” and staff are offended after flares have been thrown at an outside music competition in Perth.
A flare ignited behind the Belvoir Amphitheatre final night time, forcing shocked dancers the Touch Bass competition to dive for canopy.
A thrown flare then landed on the stage.
“We were just watching this set and saw this bright light behind us, could feel the heat and knew straight away it was a flare but we were all a little stunned,” festivalgoer Kaitlyn Paton stated.
“I honestly thought when it was thrown that somebody was literally on fire because the flame just got bigger.”
The stunt occurred about 7pm and whereas organisers threatened to cease the occasion, it continued.
It’s unclear if the lady accountable was spoken to, however the incident has not been reported to WA Police.
The incident has angered staff.
“People just freaked out and didn’t know what to do, even the security guy that was up front of house, he just froze and was like ‘what do I do?'” stated Lachlan Barrett, who was working on the occasion.
“It’s just a massive safety issue, you know. It’s this big red hot thing that can melt through anything, it can burn people’s hands.”
Source: www.9news.com.au
