Video shows massive brawl at Tacos and Tequila Festival in Washington County

A large fight broke out during an annual festival in Washington County over the weekend. The incident involving over a dozen people was caught on camera.

Details surrounding the altercation remain unclear, but cellphone video shows an all-out brawl at EQT Park during the Tacos and Tequila festival.

Tacos and Tequila is an annual 21-and-over festival in Washington County. It offers drinks, food and live music as an all-day affair. 

Video shows a large group of people fighting, women tussling on the ground, men throwing punches and others rushing in to break it up.

People who spoke with KDKA-TV say it happened quickly, and there wasn't a clear reason as to why a fight broke out. 

"I see the girls fighting. So I busted my phone out right in time to see that guy punch the other guy, and he went like 15 feet," witness Lauren Larimer said. "You didn't know who was fighting. You didn't know why."

Larimer believes some of the women at the event were responsible for the altercation.

"I do feel that it was the women because it was all night. Every time an argument almost occurred, it was because of women arguing."

While the festival was in North Franklin Township, Washington Mayor JoJo Burgess was there enjoying the event. 

Burgess says while the video has gained traction online, it doesn't tell the whole story. He says the fight was quickly broken up and a majority of people didn't realize it happened.

"I can tell you from being there personally, because I did try to intervene in the altercation and de-escalate things, that it wasn't what people were making it out to be," Mayor Burgess said. "I'm glad a couple bad apples didn't spoil the whole bunch."

Burgess says he hopes that if someone recognizes the people fighting in the video, they will turn them in to police or event organizers to hopefully be banned at future events and not cause any issues.

Larimer agrees, saying others' actions shouldn't define the success of the whole event.

"I don't think they should be in public drinking, then. I mean, if you can't control yourself and can't have fun and vibe with everybody else, then just stay home."

KDKA-TV has reached out to Pennsylvania State Police, who are handling the investigation, to see whether any arrests or charges will be coming, but has not yet received a response.