A man attending the Burning Man festival in Nevada was found dead Saturday night in what authorities are investigating as a homicide. The discovery was made as the festival’s iconic wooden effigy was set ablaze in Black Rock City.
Burning Man’s infamous “Orgy Dome”—a decades-old staple of the countercultural festival—was destroyed by high winds sweeping through Nevada’s Black Rock Desert, organizers confirmed on August 24. The structure, promoted as a “sex-positive” space, has been a controversial fixture at the event since 2003.
A powerful dust storm tore through the Burning Man festival in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert over the weekend, blasting tents, toppling art installations, and triggering a wave of safety concerns. Wind gusts reaching 52 mph battered campsites on Saturday, as thousands of attendees gathered at Black Rock City for the annual countercultural event.
