Three men injured as firefighters attend over 50 bonfire related incidents across Stoke
By Sarah Garner
7th Nov 2023 | Local News
Fire crews were called out to more than 50 bonfire related incidents over the weekend including one where three men were injured.
Between 6pm on Friday (3 November) and 6am on Monday (6 November), firefighters responded to a total of 54 incidents across Stoke-on-Trent.
Crews from Hanley and Newcastle went to the Snow Hill area on Sunday 5 November following reports that fireworks had been deliberately fired into Hanley Masonic Hall.
No one was injured and police are investigating this incident.
Three men suffered burns from a firework-related incident in the Ball Green area on Sunday 5 November - none of them needed hospital treatment.
Ian Read, Head of Prevent, Protect and Partnerships at Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service, is urging people to attend professionally organised displays and if using fireworks at home, "plan very carefully, take care and remember to follow the firework code".
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