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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.
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