Overview
- Crews responding to a third-floor balcony fire at Knowsley Heights in Huyton around 7pm were targeted with fireworks as five engines and an aerial appliance extinguished the blaze.
- Merseyside Police detained a 14-year-old at about 7:20pm on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life, and he remains in custody as enquiries continue.
- A female police officer sustained a minor leg injury and a teenager at the scene was treated by the North West Ambulance Service after being struck by a firework; no firefighters were injured.
- Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service said footage from fire engine CCTV will be shared with police, and officers spoke to youths and parents following the incident.
- Bonfire Night saw wider disorder, with West Midlands Police reporting 21 arrests in Birmingham under Section 60 powers and weapons seizures, and Greater Manchester and Merseyside enforcing dispersal measures during multiple firework-related incidents.