Chaos on Philadelphia streets as Super Bowl fans start...

Jubilant Eagles fans appeared to light fires, clamber up buildings and chant ‘f**k Taylor Swift’ after defeating the Chiefs at Super Bowl LIX. Tens of thousands of football fans poured out of the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Sunday after the Eagles thrashed the Chiefs 40-22 and clinched their second Super Bowl title. But it was 1,200 miles away in Center City where victory celebrations were marred by mayhem.

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Videos, which have since gone viral on social media, captured supporters uprooting traffic lights, clambering on buildings and police cars, and setting fires throughout the city. Philadelphia police arrived at the scene by foot, bikes and horseback and were forced to intervene after a sea of green jerseys took over Broad Street and Frankford and Cottman avenues. A fire erupted near 12th and Market streets during fan celebrations, leaving officials being forced to extinguish the blaze and investigate its cause.

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Police tried to disperse crowds using their bikes on Broad Street after a violent clash broke out. One video depicted people dangerously igniting fireworks within densely crowded areas. Philadelphia police ordered the crowd to disperse at 1.35 a.m. in an alert broadcast to cellphones. “Philadelphia Police ask crowds to disperse and clear the streets in Center City. Follow public safety instructions on where to safely exit. Watch those around you,” the City of Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management tweeted early on Monday morning.

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In New Orleans, fans also took to Bourbon Street to celebrate at the same location U.S. Army veteran Shamsud-Din Jabbar drove a high-speed truck into a crowd of revelers killing 14 and injuring dozens before being apprehended and killed by police fire in the early hours of New Year’s Day. Some people were seen covered in cake and chocolate milk, which was poured on them from a balcony, The Sun reports.

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Victims and first responders were remembered with an honorary coin toss immediately before kick-off as members of the New Orleans emergency services held up framed photos of those who lost their lives. Security was heightened in the wake of the deadly terror attack and with President Donald Trump among the crowd of 65,719 NFL fans inside the stadium. More than 100,000 visitors were expected to have made their way to New Orleans over Super Bowl weekend.