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Los Angeles Dodgers fan is in critical condition after falling from building during World Series parade

Los Angeles Dodgers fan is in critical condition after falling from building during World Series parade

A Dodgers fan was hospitalized and fighting for life after falling from the third floor of a building into a “hostile crowd” during the team’s game. World Series victory celebration in Los Angeles on Friday afternoon.

The unidentified man was engaging in “graffiti-related activity” and climbed to the third floor of a parking lot at the intersection of 8th Street and Flower Street around 1:30 p.m. — four blocks from where the parade ended.

The man, who was tagging the side of the structure, fell and collapsed on the street below into a “hostile crowd,” the Los Angeles Police Department told The Post.

Dodger fans tend to watch a man fall from the third floor of a parking lot following the World Series parade in Los Angeles on November 1, 2024. KTLA 5

The rowdy fans had took over the intersectionforcing the LAPD to use “multiple resources” to clear the area and allow the LAPD to reach the man.

Two bystanders had already attended to the bloodied man before first responders arrived and “rescue measures” began. according to KCAL.

LAFD rushed the man to a local hospital in critical condition.

No arrests were reported from the crowd.

The Dodgers celebrated their eighth World Series championship Friday around town after beating the New York Yankees 4-1 in series.

The fan had climbed to the third floor of a parking lot and attempted to paint a building before falling. KCAL News/YouTube

Los Angeles descended into chaos following the team’s 7-6 rematch in the Bronx on Wednesday.

Riot police were called disperse the unruly crowds who had gathered in the streets, with fireworks going off, belligerent fans setting fire to a bus, while others clashed with police and looters fled.

At least six people were arrested for shoplifting, four for receiving stolen property and two for failure to disperse, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

LAPD officers were called to clear the area of ​​the “hostile crowd” to allow the LAFD to get to the man. KCAL News/YouTube
Distraught fans took over the intersection, forcing the LAPD to use “multiple resources” to clear the area and allow the LAFD to reach the man. KCAL News/YouTube

Several businesses were looted during the chaos, including a locked Nike store which saw looters walk out of the business with boxes of branded shoes.

A fanatic in a Dodgers jersey he got carried away and blew off part of his hand while lighting a firework.

The 25-year-old, who is wearing a No. 22 Dodgers jersey — which is pitcher Clayton Kershaw’s number, but had the name “King” on the back — was spotted carrying a lit firework across a crosswalk in downtown LA.

The firework exploded in his hands before he set it down and walked away – covering him in smoke and spraying sparks and blood across the boulevard.

Dodgers fans took to the streets to celebrate the team’s World Series victory over the Yankees. Kirby Lee-Images Images

On Friday, the victory parade got off to a slow start as the buses carrying the team and their families got stuck in traffic.

Finally, they arrived at the loud and boozy celebration, which the Los Angeles Police Department estimates was attended by more than 225,000 people.