After the Seattle Seahawks won their first Super Bowl in franchise history on Sunday, fans in Seattle jumped on cars, took over intersections, torched couches, and riot police had to be brought in to restore order.
Here are some images of the “celebrations” from Twitter:
Police estimate over 3,000 people celebrating on streets in Seattle, Washington. Police in riot gear. Via @alexjon pic.twitter.com/QgilBRcw6g
— PzFeed Top News (@PzFeed) February 3, 2014
This is the 8th couch cushion someone has lit on fire at 47th/19th. Another fire truck is here. pic.twitter.com/P2JZHPZmSq
— Paige Cornwell (@pgcornwell) February 3, 2014
Crazy! @pgcornwell: This is the 8th couch cushion someone has lit on fire at 47th/19th. Another fire truck is here. pic.twitter.com/kJiJVpSoRf
— Peter Kearns KG7BDD (@pkearns) February 3, 2014
About four car lengths from the fire, about 10 cops are standing wearing masks and carrying batons. pic.twitter.com/I4MVrRsBrC
— Paige Cornwell (@pgcornwell) February 3, 2014
Hundreds of students from U District in Seattle, Washington lighting huge fires. Via @Bessex_Joshua pic.twitter.com/kdErNDnXJo
— PzFeed Top News (@PzFeed) February 3, 2014
We don’t just drink coffee, code, and build planes. Seattle also kinda riots. :( pic.twitter.com/5PsMlpHNA2
— benhuh (@benhuh) February 3, 2014
Dang Seattle turnt pic.twitter.com/KZs4O3sGpc
— Seth Thomas (@karlito_2k9) February 3, 2014
Another #Seattle fire. This one just put out. #seahawks #sb48 pic.twitter.com/wWIt2zAgLP
— KenWayne (@KenWayne) February 3, 2014
RT @brianmrosenthal Scene at the University of Washington, in Seattle: Fire is back. Riot police are here. pic.twitter.com/dCMx72UQ3O
— Harvey Road (@HarveyRoad) February 3, 2014
Going to be some folks sleeping on floors tonight in UW Frat Row: pic.twitter.com/YNKwCGamLL
— KOMO News (@komonews) February 3, 2014
Photo credit: Seattle Times