Norfolk firefighters urge people not to have bonfires at home
32 people were injured by a firework between 2022 and last year
Norfolk's firefighters are urging those planning on having a fireworks display at home tonight not to host their own bonfire and to make sure their equipment is from a reputable source.
The appeal comes as official data shows that 32 people were injured by a firework between 2022 and last year - this being nearly triple the number recorded in the two years before that.
Home Office data shows that a third of these incidents between 2010 and 2023 left the victim with burns, while 116 had to be treated in hospital for their injuries.
"Then we can limit the number of emergencies we have this year"
Terry Pinto is prevention lead at the county's service and says it's really important to let your neighbours know about your plans: "It's really important to let your neighbours know what's going on.
"If they see a large fire from their rear-window and they don't know what's going on then they might call 999, because they're worried, when in reality it's a pre-organised event."
Terry went on tell us more about what can happen when things go wrong:
"Last year in West Norfolk we attended a significant fire in somebody's property where a firework landed on somebody's garage roof and set it on fire.
"If people do their own displays in a thoughtful way or go to professionally run events, then we can limit the number of emergencies we have this year."