Police, fire crews and paramedics responded to a crash on a main road in Manchester city centre this afternoon.
05.11.2023 - 23:07 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
It was yet another year of bonfire night carnage on the streets of Greater Manchester. After over 200 callouts in 2022, a stark warning was issued once again by the fire service ahead of this year's events.
But it still didn't stop scenes of chaos across the region, as fire crews were violently attacked with bricks, police pelted with fireworks, unofficial and unsafe bonfires were hosted, numerous blazes were started deliberately and others were left injured.
It is a night where families should be able to safely watch colourful and abundant fireworks exploding in the sky, twizzling sparklers and chomping on toffee apples - but for the emergency services it remains one of the busiest and most dangerous nights of the year.
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Tactical Aid Unit officers from Greater Manchester Police descended on a bonfire in the Abbey Hey area on Sunday evening. They were met with 'around 30 people' and reportedly attacked, with fireworks being launched directly at them in the process.
At the same time, two people were left injured in Bolton after they were pelted with fireworks. The fire service confirmed they sustained minor injuries in the incident as they warned once again about the dangers of the explosive pyrotechnics.
Fire crews attended a number of other incidents, including a number of bins that had been set ablaze in Little Lever. In the process of dampening the flames, the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service announced their crews had then been attacked with bricks at the scene.
The fire service posted on social media: "Sadly,
Police, fire crews and paramedics responded to a crash on a main road in Manchester city centre this afternoon.
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