World Series celebrations in Los Angeles turn chaotic as fans left fighting for their lives after freak mishaps, police arrest several for burglary

On October 30, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Yankees to win the World Series. With their second such title since 2020, and the first of the post-pandemic age, the victory has sparked some alarming scenes around the city of LA.

When the Dodgers clinched the Fall Classic title shortly before midnight ET in the Bronx, fans across the country were only getting started. Within hours, scenes of social unrest were popping up across social media. In the Los Angeles area of Echo Park, vandals targeted a city bus, burning it to the ground. Thankfully, no injuries were reported in the initial hours.

"Last Night: At Sunset and Echo Park, a Metro Bus burns while LAPD attempts to disperse the crowd," Los Angeles Magazine posted on X.

For some fans, the 'celebrations' continued on until Friday, when the Los Angeles Dodgers held their World Series ceremony at Dodger Stadium. Followed by a subsequent parade, the vast majority of observers were peaceful. However, a minority continued to comport themselves in a destructive manner.

As thousands packed the streets to mark LA's World Series win over the New York Yankees, one fan took it a step further. According to the LAPD, a Dodgers fan is in intensive care and fighting for his life after falling from the third floor of a building in LA.

"A Dodgers fan fell from a balcony and then got robbed. Just another day in Los Angeles," STAY WINNING PODCAST wrote on X.

The incident occured at 8th and Flower Street around 1:30 p.m on Friday afternoon. According to the New York Post, the intersection is about four blocks away from where the parade culminated. In their statement, the LAPD claimed that the man was engaged in “graffiti-related activity” before falling down into a "hostile crowd."

Desperate scenes in LA overshadow Los Angeles Dodgers' World Series victory

Priscilla Flaherty, who witnessed the fan fall, claimed in comments to FOX 2 LA:

"Everybody started screaming, and then I heard the son screaming ‘That’s my dad, don't get near him."

Graphic videos also surfaced of a man suffering a serious hand injury after setting off a firework during the melee. In the depictions surfacing online, the cameraman can be seen screaming "someone call 911!" as the injured fan writhed in pain.

For Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers, the World Series was a historic feat. However, it now risks being overshadowed by hooliganism and anarchy.