Organizers at Tomorrowland dance music festival said Thursday they spent the "night working on possible solutions" for the main stage after a fire destroyed it, confirming that the event would go ahead.

Flames engulfed the carefully designed main stage, which plays an important role in the vision of the festival, on Wednesday local time.

The electronic dance music festival is one of the biggest in the world and takes place annually in Boom, south of Antwerp, Belgium.

The doors to the festival's campsite opened on Thursday ahead of the two-weekend event.

What do we know about the main stage?

The main stage was "severely destroyed," organizers said in a statement Wednesday night. But they said no one was injured. 

The festival attracts as many as 400,000 people from around the world, with organizers having previously posted a gallery of the stages from prior years.

What do we know about the fire?

Photos and videos showed heavy black smoke engulfing the stage. Rogue fireworks appeared to go off in the videos as well, occasionally illuminating the smoke.

Nearby residents were asked to close all windows and doors until the fire was brought under control.

Belgian newspaper Het Nieuwsblad quoted a fire chief official Thursday as saying that the "site has been cleared" and it was up to organizers to take further steps.

How has the fire impacted the festival?

Organizers said in a statement Thursday that doors to the campsite were open as of Thursday morning.

But they were shattered about the loss of the main stage, writing: "It’s impossible to put into words what we're feeling."

Design and music often go hand in hand at the festival that is set to open this Friday, with top DJs like Martin Garrix and Axwell set to perform.

Organizers added that no other area of the venue was impacted by the fire. The cause of the fire is still not clear. 

Edited by: Alex Berry