One injured in fire at Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. after kiosk bursts into flames from propane tank accident

One person was seriously injured after a kiosk near the Lincoln Memorial burst into flames.

DC Fire and EMS said an all-alarm fire involving a propane tank at a concession stand along Lincoln Memorial Circle broke out around 7 a.m. Thursday.

An unidentified adult male was airlifted to an area trauma center with serious, non-life-threatening injuries.

Images posted on social media show the stand engulfed in flames with clouds of black smoke rising from the fire.

The fire department said they contained most of the fire and will continue to wet the kiosk.

U.S. Park Police said the structure that caught fire was temporary and was allowed to be on the National Mall, reported NBCWashington.

Firefighters secured the propane tanks and a video posted on Twitter by DC Fire and EMS showed two blackened gas tanks on the pavement.

Investigators are on scene to determine the cause of the fire.

The Metropolitan Area Transportation Operations Coordination said all travel lanes are blocked on Independence Avenue WB at 23rd Street Northwest, reported WUSA9.