
A controversial 'plug and play' camp founded by a Russian billionaire's son has allegedly been the target of vandals at Burning Man as the festival reaches its final days.

White Ocean Camp, which holds nightly parties featuring famous techno DJs throughout the week-long event in Black Rock City, Nevada, says its campsite was attacked on Wednesday night.

The alleged vandalism took place during what the group calls its biggest bash of the week, 'the white party'.

The luxury camp was set up by Timur Sardarov - the son of oil magnate Rashid Sardarov - DJ Paul Oakenfold and entrepreneur Oliver Ripley in 2013.

Since then it has been the subject of debate among festival regulars - or 'burners - who say it goes against the 'self-reliant' ethos of the event.

Some revelers condemned the vandals on social media, while others hinted the suspected attack was inevitable because of the camp's elitist reputation.

Others said the alleged petty crime showed a 'class war' had erupted in the desert.

A crowd gathers around a mutant vehicle shooting flames on the penultimate of Burning Man Festival in Nevada. Guests partied into the night following reports of vandalism at one of the event's most controversial camps

Up to 70,000 people enjoyed the Saturday night in the Black Rock Desert for the annual festival

Wrecka (left), her Playa name, plays with fire as revelers prepared to set models ablaze to mark the final night

Participants perform with fire in front of the huge crowds at this year's festival. The party continued as police investigated the reported vandalism on a stage at the edge of Black Rock City

A stunning panoramic picture shows the huge festival site in the middle of the desert, dotted with bright lights and revelers in colorful costumes

'What happened last night should be known on social media,' the group wrote in a post on its Facebook page.

'A very unfortunate and saddening event happened last night at White Ocean, something we thought would never be possible in OUR Burning Man utopia.

'A band of hooligans raided our camp, stole from us, pulled and sliced all of our electrical lines leaving us with no refrigeration and wasting our food and, glued our trailer doors shut, vandalized most of our camping infrastructure, dumped 200 gallons of potable water flooding our camp.'

The statement then went on to say the group has faced issues from other Burners this year.

'We have felt like we've been sabotaged from every angle, but last night's chain of events, while we were all out enjoying our beautiful home, was an absolute and definitive confirmation that some feel we are not deserving of Burning Man,' it read.

'We actually had someone from the organization tell us that in paraphrase "it makes sense that you have been sabotaged as you are a closed camp and not welcoming."

White Ocean Camp (pictured during the 2015 festival) was targeted by vandals who cut their electrical wires and glued their trailer doors shut

Workers at the controversial 'plug and play camp' detailed the alleged vandalism in a lengthy Facebook post

The luxury camp was set up by Timur Sardarov (right in left pictured), the son of a Russian billionaire Rashid Sardarov (far left) and DJ Paul Oakenfold (right)

Sardarov uploaded this picture onto social media earlier this week. It appears to have been taken at Burning Man

Timur Sardarov (left), his father Rashid Sardarov (center sitting down), and Oliver Ripley (right) - who also helped set up the camp - are seen posing for a photo on Instagram

There were mixed reactions to the suspected vandalism on social media, with some saying it was inevitable

Others condemned the actions at the festival, despite the camp's reputation

More extreme views included this one from a person who said it was the start of a 'revolution'

'Nonetheless, with open hearts and immense love for what we bring to Burning Man, we will absolutely not let this pathetic violation stop what we came here to do.'

The camp serves as a temporary home for people from London, New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco who make the trip out to the desert.

However, it has been met with opposition by some Burners because it has hired helpers, which some believe runs against the festival's pillar of 'radical self-reliance' and anti-commodification, according to the Reno Gazette-Journal.

Plug and play camps have been a contentious issue in recent history for the festival, which has tried to regulate how and where they operate.

The camps generally require little effort from Burners, with hired staff often setting up and taking down the camps at the end of the festival.

Pershing County Sheriff’s Office, which helps patrol Burning Man, is currently investigating the claims.

The Man burns in front of the huge crowd of festival-goers. The festival has been mired by reports vandals broke into a camp and cut their electrical wires

The event, which this year has the theme 'da Vinci's workshop', is described as an 'annual experiment in temporary community dedicated to radical self-expression and radical self-reliance'

Incredible photos show sparks around the stick figure of The Man at the beginning of the burning ceremony

Fireworks are seen going off in the background as party-goers watch in awe at the blazing spectacle

The 'Man' is seen lit up just hours before it was burned to the ground in front of thousands of people

The Man burns as approximately 70,000 people from all over the world gather for the 30th annual Burning Man arts and music festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada

Aerials shots show the horde of people sprawling out across the desert as sculptures burn into the night

An alien covered in lights moves along one of the areas of the festival site on Saturday

A sculpture called The Space Whale lights up the festival skyline on Saturday night at Burning Man

Participants on the Playa dance near a mutant vehicle. This year marks the 30th time the festival has taken place

The huge crowd is seen gathered together on Saturday night, surrounded by sculptures and lights

Guests pack onto a platform to take in a view of the Playa on the penultimate night of the festival

Two cyclists line up next to a model based on a Pac-Man Ghost. The sculptures are dotted around the festival site and light the area up in the darkness of the desert

Fire dancers are seen in the center of a large group of people on Saturday night at Black Rock Desert. The central structure (seen in the top left of the picture) will be set alight on Sunday evening to celebrate the end of Burning Man

People gather inside one of the mutant vehicles while others ride around the festival sites on their bikes

A woman dances as the 'Man' burns above her on the penultimate night of the festival, which has attracted one of its biggest ever crowds this year

A man sits on top of one of the mutant vehicles as the crowd parties below

Participants, wearing goggles and sunglasses to protect their eyes from the sand, dance below a huge flame

A man is seen spinning fire in front of other party-goers on Saturday night at Burning Man Festival

A vehicle specially designed for this year's festival is driven through the desert my a group of participants

Participants dance in the sand while flames shoot into the air around them

A woman wearing wings covered in lights makes her way through the crowds

A controversial 'plug and play' camp has allegedly been the target of vandals at Burning Man as the festival reaches its final days

White Ocean Camp, which holds nightly parties featuring famous techno DJs throughout the week long event, says its campsite was attacked on Thursday. Pictured are people watching a participant ride a swing at the festival

White Ocean Camp is a 'plug and play' set up at the festival, which have been controversial in previous years. Pictured two people watch another party-goer ride a swing