Festival-goers told to run as fire breaks out at Coachella overnight

Festival goers have shared scary footage of the fire that ripped through parts of the Coachella festival yesterday morning.

The blaze broke out in the early hours of Saturday morning at the music and arts event in Indio, California. It appears to have started at a mobile shower in the campgrounds. Fire services said that they responded to the fire at around 2am after revellers said they hear an explosion. Video footage shows security staff evacuating the area, telling people to run.

there was a fire at Coachella omf pic.twitter.com/DMKUrGC8JU

— ʏᴏᴏɴɢɪ ?✨ ????????? ?✨ (@MissSarahLouise) April 13, 2019

Coachella just turned into a FIRE FEST. The showers just exploded!! pic.twitter.com/mcHzpEegKu

— Tenani French (@Tenani) April 13, 2019

WHAT IS GOING ON!!! THERE IS A HUGE FIRE AT THE COACHELLA MOBILE SHOWERS!!! #Coachella #Coachella2019 #FyreFestival pic.twitter.com/d0DrI4TJym

— Owen (@Odaddy24) April 13, 2019

showers at Coachella campground caught on fire... “everybody out of the showers now!” - someone in their towel running out pic.twitter.com/WPPUHjXgxe

— ? (@spxheda) April 13, 2019

Fire @coachella ???!!! pic.twitter.com/8DK561W6Me

— Nîck (@nickman195) April 13, 2019

There are no reports of injuries related to the blaze. One trailer unit was damaged by the flames and another was destroyed. Coachella has said that the cause of the fire is being investigated. It comes a week after a worker fell to his death while setting up the stage area at the festival.