{"id":112778,"date":"2025-12-29T22:06:37","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T22:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/112778\/"},"modified":"2025-12-29T22:06:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T22:06:37","slug":"video-shows-u-haul-set-on-fire-during-san-francisco-sideshow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/112778\/","title":{"rendered":"Video shows U-haul set on fire during San Francisco sideshow"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wild video shows the moment a U-Haul was set on fire during an unruly illegal sideshow<\/a> in San Francisco that saw scores of rabble rousers wreak havoc on a quiet street over the weekend.<\/p>\n

The chaos unfolded in the city\u2019s sleepy Outer Sunset neighborhood just after 4:30 a.m. on Saturday when dozens swarmed the area for the raucous street takeover, cops said.<\/p>\n

Disturbing video obtained by NBC Bay Area<\/a> captured a white car doing burnouts as smoke filled the air just moments before the U-Haul was torched and went up in flames. <\/p>\n

\"CellDisturbing video shows the moment a U-Haul was set on fire in San Francisco\u2019s Outer Sunset neighborhood on Saturday during a illegal sideshow. CBS News\/ Youtube<\/p>\n

Other clips posted on social media showed multiple people posing for photos on the truck\u2019s hood as the inferno raged behind them. <\/p>\n

Furious neighbors said roughly 1,000 people flooded the street at one point before cops managed to break it up. <\/p>\n

\u201cI called the police, and they took a half hour to get here. And then they fire-bombed a truck over here,\u201d local resident, Dennis Gallagher, told the outlet.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t remember anything like this before.\u201d <\/p>\n

\"SecurityPolice said multiple suspects set the truck on fire during the chaos before fleeing. CBS News\/ Youtube<\/p>\n

Responding officers arrived on the scene to find multiple cars \u201cdriving recklessly and setting off fireworks,\u201d cops confirmed to The Post. <\/p>\n

Multiple people are believed to have set the truck ablaze before fleeing, police said. <\/p>\n

Fire crews were eventually able to extinguish the blaze and the police department\u2019s arson task force is now probing the ordeal.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSideshows\u00a0are extremely dangerous. They put participants at serious risk of injury or death, endanger innocent bystanders, disrupt neighborhoods, block emergency vehicles, and divert critical police resources from other emergencies,\u201d a police spokesperson said. <\/p>\n

\u201cThese events have no place on our streets.\u201d<\/p>\n

Neighbors, however, blasted the initial law enforcement response \u2014 claiming it took well over 30 minutes for them to start quelling the chaos.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen they take that long to get here, there\u2019s something wrong,\u201d Gallagher said. <\/p>\n

The U-Haul saga erupted as another sideshow<\/a> saw part of the Bay Bridge shut down over the weekend as a crowd set off fireworks and cars spun in circles on the thoroughfare.<\/p>\n

The city recently started doubling fines for sideshows to $1,000 dollars\u00a0\u2014 up from $500 \u2014 in a bid to crackdown on the unruly chaos<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are actively working with community members, city officials, and partner law enforcement agencies to reduce and prevent\u00a0sideshows,\u201d a police spokesperson said. <\/p>\n

\u201cOur department is deploying targeted patrols, using technology to identify and track offenders, and pursuing consequences for individuals who organize or participate in these events.\u201d<\/p>\n

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