Fire service sees drop in Halloween night incidents

Q Newsdesk

The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service says Halloween night was 'relatively quiet'.

Compared to last year, there was a 40% drop in incidents during peak times.

Crews responded to 51 operational incidents; 10 of which were bonfire related.

However they were forced to withdraw from 3 separate incidents after coming under attack by young people throwing stones, bottles and fireworks.

A statement from NIFRS said:

“Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service has been responding to calls associated with Halloween night celebrations  with the situation continuing to remain relatively quiet."

“Between 6pm 31 October and 1am 1 November, NIFRS Regional Control Centre received 77 emergency calls and Fire Crews have responded to 51 operational incidents. This equates to a 40% decrease for the same period 2018. 10 of these incidents were bonfire related.”

Crews withdrew from 3 separate incidents for safety reasons as they encountered crowds of youths throwing stones, bottles and fireworks.

There were no injuries to crews.