Denizens of San Francisco took to the streets Wednesday night to celebrate their beloved Giants' third World Series championship in the last five seasons.
And, of course, it's not a celebration until something is mindlessly set on fire.
There’s a guy with a torch desperately trying to light a couch on fire while the crowd chants “Burn it! Burn it!” pic.twitter.com/zUrBnK62D2
— Kale Williams (@sfkale) October 30, 2014
Bottles breaking, couches on fire, fireworks in the middle of the crowd. Because, yay baseball? pic.twitter.com/I7j2GmbV3O
— Kale Williams (@sfkale) October 30, 2014
The increasingly boisterous celebrations prompted the city to dispatch police officers in riot gear to monitor the situation.
Cops in riot gear. And of course, selfies. pic.twitter.com/BHrKHuT4QM
— Kale Williams (@sfkale) October 30, 2014