Burning Man ignites the night in Black Rock Desert

| Sep. 3, 2017, 7:43 p.m.

| Updated: Sep. 2, 2018, 10:43 p.m.

More than 70,000 people converged in the Black Rock Desert in the past week for the Burning Man festival — an event that celebrates art and music.

Here are some scenes from the fire spectacular from Tribune photographer Rick Egan.

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