Thank goodness the brief water crisis was resolved. At approximately 2:30pm a large fire broke out in an employee-only area near the Wamu tent and the AT&T stage, where Pete Yorn was performing. The Austin Fire Department was called to the scene and quickly extinguished the fire, whose smoke clouds loomed large over the festival grounds. The fire started in a service recreational vehicle and quickly spread to two 18-wheelers. Four festival workers, described as middle-aged males in a brief press conference, were taken to Brackenridge Hospital. No festival patrons were injured, and emergency services coordinator Troy Officer sincerely thanked the ACL audience for their assistance.
This article appears in September 14 • 2007.