SANTA ANA, Calif. (KABC) -- What was supposed to be an exciting way to welcome in 2017 quickly turned dangerous, leaving a woman with injuries in Santa Ana early Sunday morning.
Authorities said a bartender poured alcohol onto the bar at Lola Gaspar in the 200 block of West 2nd Street at about 12:30 a.m. and lit it on fire.
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The trick quickly backfired, catching a woman's face and hair on fire, according to police.
The woman was rushed to the hospital. Officials didn't disclose the extent of the woman's injuries.
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Santa Ana police stated the Orange County Fire Authority was handling the investigation.
City News Service contributed to this report.