That’s one red-hot act.
A fire-juggling unicyclist set a busy Colorado intersection ablaze with an impromptu street show.
Drone footage shared by the Commerce City Police Department shows a daring street performer juggling flaming torches while riding a unicycle through traffic in the Denver area.
“This post was certainly not on our Bingo card, yet here we are,” the department quipped on Facebook.
Police said they were flooded with calls after the flame-juggling daredevil rode through the median and crosswalk at a stoplight, alarming drivers waiting at the light.
The footage shows a circus-style fire performer balancing on a unicycle as flames danced just feet from passing vehicles.
While the department acknowledged the act was impressive, they also noted it was “quite illegal.”
“Our drone caught his act, which was both quite good and quite illegal (trespassing in the median, impeding traffic by not vacating the crosswalk in time),” the department wrote.
Police said they routinely patrol the intersection to ensure pedestrians selling goods or services do not disrupt traffic, adding that reports like this are uncommon.
“We don’t often get reports like this anymore… well to be fair… we have NEVER gotten a report quite like this one,” the department wrote.
The department closed its message on a lighthearted note while reminding the public that fire juggling in traffic is not advised.
“So let’s all take a moment to appreciate this man’s talents, then all agree that we aren’t going to do stuff like this. Mmkay?”
Fans of the daring stunt flooded the post’s comment section with praise.
“That’s freaking awesome! Probably provided a couple laughs, a wth and a few double takes,” one user wrote.
“I’m showing this to my boss. This is my reason why I was late to work. Not the Starbucks stop but the entertainment,” another joked.
“I’d rather see that than have someone try and wash my windshield,” another commenter added.
Police later clarified that the fire-tossing unicyclist was not ticketed.
“Everybody calm down. We didn’t give him a ticket. But we also don’t want him to die so we moved him along,” the department commented.
“His show would best be performed somewhere other than the middle of the roadway.”
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