Mindless thugs bombarded fire crews with stones and left a fire engine windscreen smashed in an appalling attack in Newcastle.
In two separate attacks on Saturday evening, the same group of teenagers hurled stones and abuse at fire crews as they responded to reports of fires in the west end of the city.
Representatives from Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service (TWFRS) have today condemned the group who left a fire appliance in Newcastle with a smashed windscreen.