Just received an update from the Austin American Stateman.....
Four were hurt....
"Workers in concession area were injured; officials say one is in critical condition, three others have second- to third-degree burns."
Prayers for the healing of these folks would be appreciated....
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Fire at the ACL festival grounds
By Michael Barnes | Friday, September 14, 2007, 02:40 PM
A column of black smoke billowed over ACL’s festival grounds at 2:30 p.m. as a fire erupted in a trailer behind the beverage vendor tents between the WaMu and AT&T stages.
Multiple fire engines and EMS crews arrived on the scene near the Town Lake Tavern beverage area on Lou Neff Road by 2:50 p.m.
Two people are critically injured and were taken to Brackenridge Hospital.
Others have received second- and third-degree burns, according to Assistant Fire Chief Jim Evans. He reports that, according to 911 callers, multiple trailers were on fire. A hazardous materials team also responded.
Crowds cleared a path on the service road for the fire trucks, which rolled quickly toward the blaze. Organizers stopped the music and cleared half the area in front of the AT&T stage, pushing people to the south.
By 3:10 p.m., police tape had been removed from most of the scene and the music resumed.
“Around 2:30, I heard some popping noises,” said Courtney Powell, who was watching Pete Yorn on the AT&T stage. “You’d see a little smoke, then two cops went running in that direction.”
“It took a good 15 minutes for the fire department to get there,” said Wendell Fleming, a concertgoer from College Station.
“It all took place in a working area for employees only in the back perimeter,” said Troy Officer, emergency service coordinator for the festival during a short news conference. “No patrons were ever in danger. The crowd was great, assisting officers setting up emergency tape. The immediate area around the fire was cleared within minutes.”
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