# Fireworks yobs must face ‘full force of law’ after Bonfire Night carnage

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/fireworks-yobs-must-face-full-force-of-law-after-bonfire-night-carnage/
- Published: 2026-11-06T18:08:13+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T18:20:19+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16272547/Fireworks-yobs-face-force-law-Bonfire-Night-carnage.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Seven people were arrested after Bonfire Night disorder in Scotland.
- A police van was set alight in Glasgow.
- Conservatives called for a two-year maximum sentence for attacks on emergency workers.

## Summary

Police Scotland reported attacks on emergency crews during Bonfire Night, including a police van being set alight in Glasgow and a road blockade fire in Edinburgh. The Scottish Conservatives called for tougher penalties, arguing that assaults on emergency workers should attract the full force of the law.

Seven people, including a 16-year-old, were arrested. An ambulance worker suffered minor burns and a police officer was bruised. Police received 1,024 fireworks-related calls between Halloween and Bonfire Night, up from 833 the previous year; fire crews reported six attacks and attended more than 767 incidents.

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