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Police Release Images After Burnley Boy, 4, Is Critically Hurt by Firework

Officers are appealing for help to identify a man linked to the Elm Street incident via burnley.npt@lancashire.police.uk quoting 04/189049/25.

Overview

  • The child remains in hospital in critical condition after being struck by a firework on Bonfire Night.
  • Lancashire Police responded to multiple reports of anti-social firework use in the Elm Street area of Burnley on Wednesday.
  • Investigators have issued photos of a man they want to speak to in connection with the incident.
  • Members of the public are asked to email the Burnley Neighbourhood Policing Team with information using reference 04/189049/25.
  • Police note previous problems with fireworks in the area, with wider reports of Bonfire Night injuries and emergency services targeted in other towns.