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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Paul MacInnes

Liverpool urge fans to keep pyrotechnics away from Premier League victory parade

The Anfield area outside Liverpool’s stadium engulfed in red smoke
Anfield became engulfed in red smoke around the club’s title-winning victory over Tottenham last month. Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA

Liverpool Football Club have urged supporters not to bring pyrotechnics to the club’s victory parade on Monday, after 50 incidents of burning were reported after their title-winning victory against Tottenham last month.

Medical staff from Alder Hey Children’s Hospital and local police have endorsed the club’s message, reporting that youngsters visited A&E with burns to their hands and scalps after contact with burning flares after the Spurs game.

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