evidence: What Is The 'Burning Man Festival' And How Over 70,000 People Got Trapped In Nevada's Desert? The '2023 Burning Man' Incident Explained Burning Man attendees begin to leave the festival after a rainstorm trapped over 70,000 people in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert. Here’s what you need to know about Burning Man and how the internet reacted to the incident. [...] On social media, attendees posted videos and photos of the intense mud and anxiety showing cars trapped in mud, people trying to leave the festival and other situations. For instance, on September 3rd producer and DJ Diplo posted a video alongside American comedian Chris Rock showing how they were able to flee the festival. The video (shown below, left) amassed more than 7.2 million plays in a day. The same day, TikTok user @ninja_natalie posted a video (shown below, right) of an abandoned car trapped in the mud.