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Drunk wedding guest set fire to venue then carried on dancing

A drunk wedding guest continued to dance after setting the venue on fire - and then put the blaze out with his bare hands. The tipsy man was helping to celebrate the bride and groom's special day.

He got a hold of some sparklers and started to show off in front of others at the romantic barnyard do by doing a twist while holding the flaming wooden sticks. However, disaster almost struck mere moments after he enjoyed grinding on a female partygoer.

One of the sparklers found its way onto a centrepiece and it quickly went up in flames. He calmly carried on dancing away as people could be heard yelling, The Mirror reports.

The man provided great entertainment - until he found the sparklers (Twitter)
But things quickly got out of hand as the centre-piece caught fire (Twitter)

Guests instantly started the search for some water to put it out, but the man had a better idea. He decided that his hands were a better option and did not seem at all bothered as he smothered the fire with his fingers.

He then stamped out the rest of the fire after pushing the inferno onto the floor. Incredibly, he carried on dancing despite saving the venue from setting alight, even if he did start the fire.

The video of the wild incident has been viewed 15 million of times on TikTok. A Twitter user pick up the clip and it quickly achieved almost 400,000 likes on the platform.

"This how drunk I’m tryna be at my wedding," it was captioned. It's not just in America where fire and weddings are a bit of a problem.

He put out the flames with his arms and didn't think twice about it (Twitter)
He stamped out the last of the fire and returned to dancing (Twitter)

A couple's big day was cancelled for the third time when the venue caught fire - just as the groom started to welcomed his guests. Bride Amy Heath was about to leave her hotel room when the roof caught fire at We The Curious museum in Bristol on Saturday.

Police ran in to evacuate everyone and the couple were forced to re-arrange after Covid twice cancelled their nuptials. Groom James Leggett said: “We are both heartbroken but the love and support of our friends and family was unreal.

“The day was an absolute whirlwind of emotions. When we heard the pictures and the cake had been recovered, and then saw the firemen walk round the corner with it, was just indescribable.”

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