Auburn fans haven't had many opportunities to roll the new oak trees at Toomer's Corner after big wins. They didn't let a little fire stop them on Saturday after an 18-13 upset of No. 18 LSU.
Auburn's win on Saturday was its first in its past eight home games against Power 5 opposition, and Tigers fans took to the historic corner in force to enjoy one of the school's most celebrated traditions. However, a fire broke out after fans had covered the oak trees at the downtown corner of College Street and Magnolia Avenue with rolls of toilet paper.
Video footage of the corner appeared to show a fan setting the toilet paper on one of the trees on fire, and the city fire department responded to it just after midnight. Firefighters extinguished the burning tree, and Auburn fans later re-rolled it once the flames had been doused.
Rolling the trees at Toomer's Corner had only recently returned as a postgame tradition at Auburn after a three-year hiatus. An Alabama fan infamously poisoned the trees in 2011, leading to their removal in the spring of 2013.
Auburn installed new oaks on the refurbished corner last year, and school specialists finally cleared the way for rolling at Toomer's to continue in August, just before the start of the 2016 season.
Tigers fans had rolled the new trees just once, after a Sept. 10 win over Arkansas State, before Saturday's victory over LSU.