Halloween celebrations: Fire crews enjoy '˜reasonably quiet night'

The NI Fire and Rescue Service has said there was a slight drop in the number of incidents its crews attended on Halloween night compared to last year.
By The Newsroom
Published 1st Nov 2018, 07:38 BST
Updated 1st Nov 2018, 09:15 BST
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Between 6pm yesterday and 1am this morning, NIFRS regional control centre received 134 emergency calls and fire crews dealt with 83 operational incidents.

This equates to a 6% reduction for the same period in 2017. A total of 19 of these incidents were bonfire related.

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Assistant Chief Fire Officer Alan Walmsley said it was a “reasonably quiet night” for fire crews, adding: “Over the last few years calls have steadily declined and we are delighted to see that continued last night.”