Celebration of Wildcats’ win over Florida includes couch fires near UK campus
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Game day: Kentucky 20, Florida 13
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University of Kentucky football fans poured into the State Street area Saturday night to celebrate the Wildcats’ 20-13 home win over the Florida Gators.
By just after 11 p.m., Lexington Fire Department Battalion Chief Jordan Saas said the fire department had responded to five incidents related to partying on State Street and Crescent Avenue.
“The incidents included a couch fire, a trash fire, two minor injuries, both considered to be non-life threatening, and a maternity case,” he said.
He said several fire trucks were also hit by debris that was thrown at them.
“Traffic remains very heavy around and throughout campus,” Saas said.
The Lexington Police Department made one arrest, charging an adult male with alcohol intoxication, police said at about 1:30 a.m.
Lt. Larry Kinnard said the police department’s goal was “just to maintain safety and to ensure as little property damage is done as possible.”
Video shared on Twitter showed fans chanting around fires in the street.
By about 11 p.m., reports indicated that the crowd was beginning to thin.
This story was originally published October 2, 2021 at 11:28 PM.
