Not exactly the same thing, but when I was in boy scouts I attended a massive jamboree in Florida with (I think) at least thousands of other scouts. Some frien

Not exactly the same thing, but when I was in boy scouts I attended a massive jamboree in Florida with (I think) at least thousands of other scouts. Some friends and I went on a long hike, over an earthen dike and back into the woods for the day, well out of site of the main camp. Late afternoon coming back, we started seeing smoke from the general direction of the camp. Cresting the dike we saw a huge grass/brush fire ripping through the heart of the camp and scouts and leaders running around like ants, moving tents and vehicles, and trying to beat the fire out with towels. It did no good. Turns out someone had been playing with their campfire, it got into some dry grass, and with a high wind took off extremely fast, running right through the camp and out into the trees. We missed it all but the finale. The others at our camp had already moved our stuff to safety. (off topic I know but the event was pretty dramatic)