Police made 16 arrests during Arsenal’s Premier League title celebration, while dozens of over-exuberant fans had to be rescued from rooftops and trees by the fire brigade.
Fans climbed trees, rooftops and traffic lights with a hope of seeing their heroes as the team bus went by.
Police officers wielding batons during the Arsenal title celebrations
AFP via Getty Images
The London Fire Brigade (LFB) said they rescued had “approximately 75 people” from incidents “at height” during the event, and encouraged fans to refrain from climbing onto rooftops as the celebrations continue this evening.
Crowds jeered “you’re stuck and you know you are,” as one fan struggled to scale the tree along the parade route.
In another incident shared on social media, three men climbed up a tree on the parade route, but came crashing down when the branches collapsed under their weight. No injuries were reported following the fall.
The London Fire Brigade also said they attended a fire at a hotel, believed to have been caused by a stray flare.
Assistant Commissioner of LFB, Pat Goulbourne, said: “Fortunately, the fire caused only a small amount of damage to the exterior of the building.
“Pyrotechnics are also believed to have triggered the fire alarms at several other locations in the area.
“As supporters head home, we would urge them to avoid using pyrotechnics, particularly at stations, and to keep them away from buildings and other flammable materials.”
Mr Goulbourne also said the celebrations had been a “fantastic sight” and said so many of the fans were “celebrating their club’s achievement safely”.
One painter went viral after sharing his live painting of the crowds of Arsenal fans during the parade. Onlookers cheered the artist on, demanding to see his canvas, painted from the balcony of an Islington flat.
Police were out in force during Sunday’s Arsenal trophy parade
AFP via Getty Images
The Metropolitan Police said that 16 arrests had been made in the area around the Arsenal parade as of 9pm on Sunday.
The force said on X that arrests have been made on charges including drunk and disorderly behaviour, drugs offences, sexual assault and assaulting emergency workers.
Officers were called to the scene of a stabbing on Hornsey Road just after 8.30pm and responded with paramedics and the air ambulance.
A man has been taken to hospital where his condition will be assessed, the force said.
The Met were set to have more than 500 officers staffing the parade.
Arsenal fans climb on top of Highbury & Islington Station (Gareth Fuller/PA)
The roads were littered with cans, bottles, collapsed e-bikes and general debris from the celebration.
The crowds continued to chant and sing joyously as they made their way back towards Tube stations.
