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Teen, 15, Arrested After Child, 4, Critically Hurt by Firework in Burnley

Police say the arrest concerns alleged supply of fireworks, with a public appeal for information still active.

Overview

  • Lancashire Constabulary arrested a 15-year-old from Burnley on suspicion of statutory public nuisance, and he remains in custody.
  • The four-year-old suffered multiple serious injuries on 5 November in the Elm Street area and is in a critical but stable condition in hospital.
  • Officers released CCTV images of a young male they want to identify and urged witnesses to email burnley.npt@lancashire.police.uk quoting 04/189049/25 or call 101.
  • Police said anti-social firework use in the area had "gone too far" after attending multiple incidents on Bonfire Night.
  • Residents reported large groups of teenagers firing rockets at each other, and coverage differs on whether the injured child is a boy or a girl.