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As Storm Subsides, Officials Allow Celebrants to Return to Mall

U.S. Park Police began allowing Independence Day celebrants to reenter the Mall at about 7 p.m. today after the heavy rain and thunder that had sent crowds fleeing for cover began to subside….

Jarrett Fussell, 30, of Annandale, and three friends sought shelter inside the Lincoln Memorial shortly after 5 p.m. The group had been perched at the end of the Reflecting Pool, where they planned to watch the fireworks.

“We were feeling pretty good about our spot,” Fussell said.

They also said they [were] frustrated with the mixed signals they got from police about whether or not to seek shelter. And they were not happy about being trapped in the memorial.

“It’s hot in here,” Fussell said. “This is not where we planned on being for the next four hours.”

Aww. It was rainy and thundering and nobody from the government came by to tell these poor souls exactly what they should do! And they were “trapped” in the Lincoln Memorial, never to escape!

And it was hot in there!

They should definitely sue.