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Yorkshire man flees 'toxic' Leeds Festival fearing something would go 'horribly wrong'

A Yorkshire man has spoken out about the "toxic" atmosphere at Leeds festival, after witnessing numerous people setting fire to people's tents. Jack Haines, a Hull City councillor, said that he and his friends witnessed "several out of control fires" on the last night of the festival.

The antisocial behaviour has put him off ever returning, with the chaos causing some people to leave the site early on the Sunday. Many festival goers have reported scary experiences, with videos showing tents on fire and people's belongings being trashed.

And some people have since taken to social media to report thefts and other crime. Jack said that, from around 12.30am, the camps "started to deteriorate" with the atmosphere dampening an otherwise fun festival, HullLive reports.

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