12 police officers have suffered injuries, after they were hit with glass bottles and fireworks, in the wee morning hours on Tuesday.
San Francisco Police reported that officers from Mission Station were called to the intersection of 24th and Harrison Streets at around 12:40 a.m. regarding a large crowd and a fire.
Police on the scene then declared the gathering an unlawful assembly and asked the crowd to disperse.
However, the crowd became hostile when asked to leave and began throwing glass bottles. They then proceeded to set off fireworks in the direction of the officers.
As a result, a dozen officers experienced ringing in their ears and two of them also experienced minor burns from the debris of one of the fireworks. All of the injuries were non-life threatening, police reported.
Video from the scene showed a massive fire burning in the middle of the intersection at 24th and Harrison Streets as fireworks could be heard going off. Dozens of people were standing on the sidewalk at the time, though there did not appear to be one massive crowd.
Eventually, the San Francisco police department said, officers were eventually able to clear the crowd and extinguish the fire before it caused any damage.
No arrests have been made in the melee, and police ask anyone with information to call the San Francisco Police Department tip-line at 1 (415) 575-4444. Callers may remain anonymous.
Any officers there who might want to move to Florida?
Good ol’ peace lovin’ liberal cities.