Overview
- Local outlets report at least two people, described as children thought to be teenagers, suffered serious injuries from fireworks on the seafront.
- Yorkshire Air Ambulance attended and casualties were taken to James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough, according to early reports.
- The gathering was described in unconfirmed accounts as an unauthorised bonfire near Scarborough’s RNLI station.
- Police were reported to have shut down the event, though official statements on the circumstances and ages have not yet been issued.
- A witness said emergency responders arrived quickly but traffic congestion made access to the beach difficult.