Two lions suddenly escaped from their enclosure causing chaos among the audience during a circus performance in central China.

Video filmed in the city of Luoyang in Henan Province on April 15 shows the lions suddenly breaking free from the iron fence separating the stage from the audience during a performance and spectators standing up to flee for their lives.

The Luoyang publicity department released a statement later in the day, stating that during the trial performance of the "Global Peak International Circus" at around 10:45 am, one lion accidentally escaped from its enclosure.

Fortunately, the animal was promptly captured by the keepers in anround 15 minutes and no one was injured in the incident.

The circus has been ordered to suspend operations and rectify any issues, and investigations into the incident are ongoing.

The video was provided by local media with permission.

4月15日，河南洛阳，一马戏团表演过程中，两只狮子突然逃跑出笼，观众们纷纷惊慌逃跑。
下午1点，龙门石窟街道派出所一名工作人员回应，跑出来的狮子来自马戏团，只有一头狮子跑了出来，约15分钟左右，狮子就被抓回了马戏团。
一位观众介绍，事情发生在上午10点多，当时她和孩子正在观看马戏团狮子表演，一圈约两人高的铁栅栏将表演场地与观众隔开。表演中途，两头狮子突然一前一后从栅栏缝中钻出，现场观众立刻向外跑，有人“鞋都跑掉了”。
当天下午，洛阳宣传部门对此发布了通报：上午10时45分左右，寰球巅峰国际大马戏-洛阳站巡演活动在试演过程中，狮子意外跑出狮笼，饲养员已及时将狮子诱捕入笼，未发生伤人情况。目前，已责令该马戏团停业整顿，相关调查处置工作正在有序开展。