Multiple Firefighters Assaulted Across the UK on Bonfire Night

Multiple Firefighters Assaulted Across the UK on Bonfire Night
Revellers' torches are carried through the streets of Lewes in East Sussex, southern England, on Nov. 5, 2018. Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP via Getty Images
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A number of firefighters were physically assaulted on Bonfire night across the UK, the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) said.

The NFCC said on Friday that firefights in Merseyside, Tyne and Wear, Scotland, Wales, Northumberland, Staffordshire, West Midlands, and Humberside were attacked with fireworks, stones, and bricks while tackling incidents and attending call-outs.