Overview
- Five fire engines and an aerial appliance extinguished a third-floor balcony fire at Knowsley Heights in Huyton on Wednesday evening.
- A female police officer suffered a minor leg injury and a teenager was treated by paramedics after being struck by a firework.
- Merseyside Police detained a 14-year-old on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life and said enquiries are ongoing.
- Hundreds gathered at Ilchester Park in Birkenhead for an unauthorised bonfire after organisers withdrew when the structure exceeded safety limits set by the fire service.
- Regional forces deployed extra powers, with dispersal orders in Greater Manchester and arrests in Birmingham where officers reported fireworks used as weapons and seized items including catapults.