Chicago Christmas Tree Has Been Destroyed Every Single Year
A Christmas tree in Chicago has its own lighting ceremony every year, and every year, someone destroys the tree within days.
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A Christmas tree in Chicago has its own lighting ceremony every year, and every year, someone destroys the tree within days.
In the early morning after the tree lighting ceremony Saturday night, a surveillance camera caught the moment the tree erupted into flames. A gasoline canister was later found on the scene.
Surveillance video shows someone walking by the tree and, minutes later, there is smoke and flames, according to Washington Park Chamber of Commerce CEO Donna Hampton-Smith. She said a gas canister was found nearby.
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