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Busy Bonfire Night for fire crews

Mon, 07 Nov 2016

The Isle of Man Fire Service says is had a busier than usual Bonfire Night this year.

Fire crews were called out to nine incidents on Saturday, with officers in the south of the Island kept busiest.

The team in Port Erin had to deal with three grass fires caused by fireworks and a bonfire, which had been mistaken for a grass fire by a member of the public.

Fireworks also caused officers in Peel and Douglas to be called out.

Despite the number of incidents, there were no reported injuries to members of the public

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