Stunned Burning Man festival-goers watch in horror as man dodges firefighters and rangers to dive into flames of blazing effigy: SQ-WAIT TILL THE BURNING MAN. IS FILLED WITH HUMANS, AND SET ON FIRE-PROPHETIC! Emergency services bravely tried to rescue a festival-goer who ran straight into the Burning Man during Nevada's famous arts and music festival.
Approximately 70,000 people from all over the world have gathered for the annual Burning Man festival, which is taking place in the Black Rock Desert.
But crowds were horrified when one reveller made a beeline for the giant wooden effigy and was engulfed by the flames.
He had to dodge a number of rangers and law enforcement personnel in order to reach the fire, which stretches approximately 50 feet into the air.
It is not yet known if the man died as a result of the shocking incident.
The festival issued a statement through its website to say that at 'approximately 10.30pm Saturday evening, a male participant at the annual Burning Man event in Northern Nevada broke through a safety perimeter and into into a fire. Black Rock City fire personnel rescued him from the fire.'
'The individual was treated on scene, transported to the on-site medical facility and airlifted to a burn center'.
<img id="i-b4a71d8a19afc93c" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/09/03/09/43DB2B3100000578-4848026-A_Burning_Man_participant_evading_the_attempted_tackles_of_multi-a-26_1504427167746.jpg" height="578" width="962" alt="A Burning Man participant evading the attempted tackles of multiple rangers and law enforcement personnel" class="blkBorder img-share"/>
A Burning Man participant evading the attempted tackles of multiple rangers and law enforcement personnel
<img id="i-8bf871f85b740d1e" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/09/03/09/43DB2DC900000578-4848026-A_firefighter_watches_as_a_Burning_Man_participant_L_evades_a_ch-a-20_1504427167518.jpg" height="631" width="962" alt="A firefighter watches as a Burning Man participant (L) evades a chasing firefighter and falls into the flames of the "Man Burn"" class="blkBorder img-share"/>
A firefighter watches as a Burning Man participant (L) evades a chasing firefighter and falls into the flames of the 'Man Burn'
<img id="i-e95f018459dc40c4" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/09/03/09/43DB2DE100000578-4848026-Firefighters_are_forced_to_abandon_their_attempted_rescue_of_a_B-a-19_1504427167508.jpg" height="639" width="962" alt="Firefighters are forced to abandon their attempted rescue of a Burning Man participant (body seen at lower left rear) who ran into the flames" class="blkBorder img-share"/>
Firefighters are forced to abandon their attempted rescue of a Burning Man participant (body seen at lower left rear) who ran into the flames
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The man who ran into the flames is engulfed as emergency services nobly try to battle their way through in an attempt to rescue him
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