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A Dodgers fan has partially blown off his hands with a firework while celebrating the team’s World Series win.
On Thursday (October 31) night, the baseball team became the 2024 World Series champions after beating the New York Yankees 7-6, securing their eighth world championship.
Shocking footage has emerged online showing many fans, including an unnamed 25-year-old man, celebrating the victory on the streets of Los Angeles.
In the clip, the man, who is seen sporting a Clayton Kershaw No. 22 jersey, runs into the road to pick up a lit firework from the ground.
However, the sparks quickly turn into a bright orange blaze and blow up in his hands before he can safely place it on the ground and walk away.
Watch the video below:
BREAKING | Los Angeles, California
– Dodgers Fan blew up both his hands lighting illegal fireworks in DTLA World Series Celebrations 🎆 https://t.co/lvQD1Wvi6F pic.twitter.com/XbeCyNlPVN— MəanL¡LMə♡₩ (@MeanLILMeoW) November 2, 2024
After emerging from the smoke, the man rocks back to the sidewalk, appearing to be dazed, while blood pours from his left hand.
Several stunned onlookers came to the unnamed man’s aid and called the authorities, with one screaming: “Oh f***…Call 911!”
According to TMZ, first responders found the 25-year-old and placed tourniquets on both of his arms before rushing him to a nearby hospital.
He was conscious and alert but suffered bilateral hand wounds which were described by authorities as “debilitating,” per the outlet.
The incident was one of several chaotic scenes in downtown Los Angeles that night as thousands of fans celebrated the franchise’s win by setting cars on fire and looting shops wearing clown masks.
As per The New York Post, the Los Angeles Police Department disclosed that a “hostile crowd” of 200 to 300 people – mostly donning Dodgers jerseys – covered a bus with graffiti and then ignited it on fire about a mile from Dodger Stadium.
“Metro is disappointed and angered by the senseless act of vandalism on one of our buses following the Dodgers World Series Win earlier this evening,” the transportation agency said in a statement, cited by ESPN.
The department revealed that it had made 12 arrests linked to the disruption the previous night, The Guardian. Several dispersal orders were also given.
