LEXINGTON, Ky., April 1 (UPI) -- Authorities tallied around 40 small fires and a handful of injuries after Kentucky fans took to the streets Saturday to celebrate their last basketball victory.
Thousands swarmed State Street in Lexington after their beloved Wildcats beat in-state rival Louisville to advance to Monday's NCAA championship game against Kansas.
"If this is a preview for Monday night then I feel sorry for the police," Samantha Shirley told the Lexington (Ky.) Herald-Leader.
Firefighters said at least 39 fire calls were made, many of them involving sofas dragged into the street and set ablaze. Paramedics made a dozen first-aid calls and police arrested more than a dozen celebrants.
The Herald-Leader said the partying was laced with flying rocks and beer bottles that greeted the riot squad as it broke up the celebrations. A police spokesman told the newspaper there were some minor injuries among the officers.
