Day Three Disaster

The Olympic torch has already burnt out after only 115 miles on day three. The incident took place shortly after 10 am in Great Torrington, Devon. it was carefully attached to the side of the wheelchair of Para-badminton star David Follett, however the flame blew out due to a ‘malfunctioning burner.’ This was confirmed by a spokeswoman of LOCOG.

It was said that the torch blew out for reasons such as extreme winds.

By Nazifa Muhamood