Fireworks launched at people like rockets on London street

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The anti-social behaviour, which is becoming an annual occurrence across the country, last year led to a police chief calling for a rethink of the rules surrounding the sale of fireworks. On what is the busiest night of the year for many services, fire crews endured being pelted with fireworks, stones and bricks, the National Fire Chiefs Council said. open image in gallery One firework narrowly missed a pedestrian after being launched on Stamford Hill, north London Though all people living in the properties escaped, with only one man needing treatment for smoke inhalation, a dog and two cats were killed in the fire. John Apter, national chair of the Police Federation of England and Wales, last year said the current legislation surrounding the sale of fireworks was “not fit for purpose” as he called for a “comprehensive and urgent review”, including of the availability of over-the-counter explosives.