Pittsburgh Three Rivers Arts Festival employee hospitalized after propane tank catches on fire

PITTSBURGH — One person was taken to a hospital after a propane tank caught on fire at the Pittsburgh Three Rivers Arts Festival.

PHOTOS: Fire breaks out at Pittsburgh Three Rivers Arts Festival

Allegheny County dispatchers say emergency crews were called to the intersection of Fort Duquesne Blvd and 8th Street at 5:21 p.m.

Pittsburgh Public Safety officials say a 28-year-old man who was a Three Rivers Arts Festival employee was taken to a hospital with second-degree burns in serious but stable condition.

Organizers say the fire involved kitchen equipment.

Investigators originally reported that the fire was caused by a propane tank explosion they have since changed that information and now say the fire was caused by an over-pressurized propane tank that caught on fire.

The festival’s food court is closed at this time but the Allegheny County Health Department is working to determine when it will be able to reopen.

All festival and entertainment and exhibitions is expected to continue as scheduled.

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