Scots firefighters who were brutally attacked on Bonfire Night last year after they responded to a gas leak have urged people to attended organised displays this year. Crew Commander Glen Reid and his colleagues from Cumbernauld Community Fire Station were attacked in a shocking incident on November 5, 2021, when they were pelted with bricks and stones.
The crew were trying to extinguish the blaze when they were attacked and Mr Reid said they "couldn't actually believe it" after youths started to attack them. "We had to retreat back to the fire appliance where the vehicle then came under attack," he said.
"We realised that we couldn't get out of the street because it had been blocked off with wheelie bins. Police attended the scene and the youths ran away."
