Niddrie residents compare Bonfire Night to a "war zone"
- 7 months ago
The Niddrie area of Edinburgh was a ‘like a war zone’ last night according to locals, with some telling the Evening News fireworks should be banned.
At around 4.40pm yesterday police were called to Hay Avenue after reports that approximately 50 youths were launching fireworks at vehicles and buildings. Residents witnessed a large police presence who used riot gear in an attempt to take control of the situation. After descending on the surrounding streets, the ‘violent’ behaviour continued into the night with the chaos leaving four police officers injured and the force ‘extremely concerned.’
One resident, said: “It was chaotic, I’ve never seen anything like this in my life - it was like a war zone. We thought last year was bad but this year topped it by ten. It was ridiculous - the kids are just wild nowadays."
They added: “One policeman actually caught fire after a guy fired a rocket him and it caught his uniform. Three other officers either side of him had to pat him down to try and get the fire out. You could hear them shouting and panicking. "
At around 4.40pm yesterday police were called to Hay Avenue after reports that approximately 50 youths were launching fireworks at vehicles and buildings. Residents witnessed a large police presence who used riot gear in an attempt to take control of the situation. After descending on the surrounding streets, the ‘violent’ behaviour continued into the night with the chaos leaving four police officers injured and the force ‘extremely concerned.’
One resident, said: “It was chaotic, I’ve never seen anything like this in my life - it was like a war zone. We thought last year was bad but this year topped it by ten. It was ridiculous - the kids are just wild nowadays."
They added: “One policeman actually caught fire after a guy fired a rocket him and it caught his uniform. Three other officers either side of him had to pat him down to try and get the fire out. You could hear them shouting and panicking. "