It was a night of chaos across Greater Manchester. As thousands enjoyed firework displays across the region for Bonfire night, emergency services dealt with hundreds of dangerous incidents, which saw cars set alight and fireworks set through letter boxes, hurled at passing cars and thrown towards fire crews putting out a bonfire.
Police announced that they were called to numerous concerning reports, with the fire service attending a staggering 229 incidents across the region. They included four youngsters setting off the fireworks in Salford before they were searched. They were found to be in possession of alcohol and drug paraphernalia, which was confiscated. Another man was also detained in Salford for carrying pyrotechnics on Saturday night.
In nearby Cheetham Hill, youngsters fired rockets at passing motorists near to Crumpsall Lane, and in Eccles, a firework was thrown at firefighters came under attack as they were extinguishing a bonfire, with a firework hurled at them.
