'Do not come to Burning Man' warning as revellers electrocuted in standing water - Daily Star

Burning Man Gates Reopen

(Black Rock City, NV) — The gates to the Burning Man Festival are back open. They were closed on Tuesday night, due to excessive rain and thunderstorms in Black Rock City. Officials say travelers need to be cautious, with parts of the area still wet. This is the second time the Burning Man gates have reopened after being closed. It also happened on Monday. Burners are also advised to keep all cables, plugs and generators dry and covered. On Tues…

Real Burning Man: Attendee Airlifted From Popular Event After Possible Electrocution

Burning Man has been getting a lot of bad press of late, and things have only gotten worse with a desert raver being electrocuted. Burning Man, like most festivals, probably started with pure and bohemian intentions. But, like most large modern festivals, it has been overrun with the wrong people. Burning Man is full of champagne socialists and half-time hippies. “Once considered an underground gathering for bohemians and free spirits of all st…

Burning Man Attendee Gets Electrocuted and Airlifted Out, as Flooding Remains a Problem This Year

Someone was electrocuted at Burning Man Tuesday night and had to be airlifted out, as recurring thunderstorms are creating flooded conditions that are very risky for generators and electrical gear.We are now about halfway through Burning Man 2025, and this year’s event has been pummeled with afternoon thunderstorms that have created flash-flood conditions. The standing water from these storms is quite possibly responsible for this year’s first m…

'Do not come to Burning Man' warning as revellers electrocuted in standing water - Daily Star

Amid extreme weather conditions that have destroyed many of Burning Man festival attractions, some of the revellers are now saying they are being 'electrocuted' by lightning

Man Airlifted from Burning Man for Treatment Following Electrocution

According to the Pershing County Sheriff, a man was flown to a trauma center after getting electrocuted during a rainstorm at Burning Man. During a Tuesday night rainstorm that followed a weekend of dust storms and downpours, a man was electrocuted on the Burning Man event site in Nevada‘s Black Rock Desert. The details of the incident remain scarce. Pershing County Sherriff Jerry Allen told the Reno Gazette-Journal that his office was “able to …