Man injured in kiosk fire near Lincoln Memorial
WASHINGTON (WDCW) – A man was injured after a kiosk near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., caught fire Thursday morning.
DC Fire and EMS said in a post on X at about 7:15 a.m. that they were at Lincoln Memorial Circle NW after a propane tank caused a small concession kiosk to catch fire.
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The man was flown out by a U.S. Park Police helicopter for treatment for serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
The bulk of the fire was extinguished by 7:22 a.m., and firefighters remained on the scene to continue to wet down the kiosk.
The Lincoln Memorial has a 19-foot tall, 175-ton statue of former President Abraham Lincoln looking out over the Reflecting Pool at the western end of the National Mall, according to Washington.org.
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