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BOSTON (AP) – Thirty-nine people were arrested and 63 were injured as tens of thousands of Red Sox fans gathered near Fenway Park to celebrate the team’s historic World Series victory.

Forty-one people were treated on the scene, while 22 were taken to area hospitals. Most of the injuries were minor, although one man was hospitalized after falling from a light pole. He was in stable condition Thursday afternoon.

Most of the people arrested were charged with disorderly conduct; several were charged with assault and battery.

Police were hoping to avoid the wild scene that erupted after the team’s Game 7 win over the Yankees last week, when a college student was killed.

Victoria Snelgrove, 21, an Emerson College student, died after being hit in the eye by a pepper-spray pellet fired by police.

After the World Series win late Wednesday night, fires were lit, fireworks were set off, and some revelers tossed bottles at police. Officers blocked streets and used pepper spray, percussion grenades and smoke canisters to clear the street.

At the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, campus police made about 25 arrests after students streamed out of dorms in a raucous celebration. No injuries were reported there.


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