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West Virginia students set fires following upset of Virginia Tech

 

November 21, 2002

 

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) -- West Virginia students set fires on campus and hundreds tore down the goal posts at Mountaineer Field after the football team's road upset of No. 13 Virginia Tech on Wednesday night.

 

Emergency dispatchers reported that at one point there were fires burning throughout the city. Flames from one reached about 10-feet high as fans threw couches, mattresses, doors, clothes, carpets, firecrackers and anything else they could find into the blaze.

 

Three people were arrested, but police did not disclose the charges. A dispatcher said the department would issue no more information Thursday morning.

 

``We do not condone the type of destructive behavior that occurred last night,'' West Virginia president David Hardesty said Thursday. ``Celebrating a great victory is one thing, but doing it irresponsibly is another. We regret the actions of a few are reflecting poorly on others.''

 

Bumper-to-bumper traffic packed downtown streets as drivers honked their horns in celebration of the win in Blacksburg, Va., hindering emergency response. Firefighters had to use water hoses to disperse the crowds and gain access to a fire that burned too close to a house.

 

Power lines and utility poles burned in several neighborhoods, leading Allegheny Power to shut off power to one area just before midnight. About 170 customers were without power for about three hours, a power company spokesman said.

 

A few students calmly gathered around one fire, rubbing their hands together to stay warm.

 

Others were more raucous, vandalizing road signs, jumping on the hoods of cars and yelling obscenities at police officers.

 

 

 

Hill did you see any of this?

 

I just don't understand why people do such stupid things.  ???

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Ha, Ha, Ha, brings back fond memories of my days in M-town, especially Sunnyside (adjacent to old Mountaineer Field downtown - sort of, for those uninitiated)!!

 

My freshman year (dare I say 1977/78  :eek:  ), we beat Pitt I think it was, and had a huge bon fire in the middle of the street in Sunnyside, couches, chairs, etc - sounds like what happened last nite!  

 

I don't condone it, but some of those students are pretty crazy, always have been @ WVU - must be the Mon River water!!  :eek:

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Elwood

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General:  Thanks if you fixed the title.  If not, thanks to whoever did.

 

 

 

I don't care about the charging the field, or even tearing down the goal posts.  I'm fine with that, even though the goal post thing doesn't make much sense, BUT why set stuff on fire and endanger peoples lives.  It just doesn't make sense.

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