Posted on 05/01/2010 3:12:09 PM PDT by sbMKE
A huge trash container fire ignited just as demonstrators were preparing to leave on an annual immigration march Saturday.
The fire started about 12:05 p.m. in a trash bin right next to 1027 S. 5th St. - the headquarters of Voces de la Frontera, the organizers of the march. Speakers were addressing a crowd of about 2,000 when black smoke began streaming from the blaze.
Police moved crowd members across the street and away from the flames.
Firefighters arrived, and had extinguishing the fire by 12:15.
Some 20 minutes later, the march was under way, with thousands filling W. National Ave. from curb to curb all the way from S. 14th back to S. 5th St.
The march is headed toward Mitchell Park, where speakers will address the crowd.
Marchers this year are protesting a recently adopted Arizona law that cracks down on illegal immigrants.
Should have pushed the flaming dumpster up against the "Voces de la Frontera" building to maximize the positive effect of the event. We could call it the "blaze of glory". :)
Keep moving and immigrate to Canada!
Canada is more likely to deport them than is the US.
An illegal alien fire bug, now thats one we REALLY have to kick out. Like right now!
Like any anti-illegal alien protester would be suicidal enough to go there by himself after that riot in AZ caught on tape, assuming there ACTUALLY were 2000 alien agitators in attendance.
Any photos of the crowd, for some reason, I doubt their report of thousands?
Did 0d0rk0 call the granny squad? LOL
“Speakers were addressing a crowd of about 2,000...”
I know of Georgia Pabst. If she says 2,000, figure 250, including dunderheads from the Journal. Chief Breier hated the Milwaukee Urinal, as did Mayor Maier.
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