SOURCE: Laughing Squid

"At around 3 am this morning at Burning Man during a rare lunar eclipse, the Burning Man sculpture was set on fire prematurely (it is normally burned on Saturday). Burning Man workers were able to put out the fire and salvage the sculpture (it has not yet been loaded with fuel or explosives) and it is still scheduled for its normal burn on Saturday.

The early burn is being investigated as arson (there are reports a man armed with a propane torch starting the fire). According to the Reno Gazette-Journal, authorities have already arrested one person. Another source says that the man was set ablaze early due to an electrical problem when they turned the neon early for the lunar eclipse. Burning Man organizers hope to have more information later today."

Link: laughingsquid.com/