Fire crews have already taken calls from Ordsall, Eccles, Salford, Patricroft, Broughton and Cadishead tonight as the service live tweets throughout Bonfire Night.
Up to 12,000 people are expected to attend the free Buile Hill Park Bonfire Night celebrations tonight in Salford.
A funfair kicked off the night with crowds drawn in to the huge bonfire lit at 7pm and a 20-minute fireworks display at 7.30pm.
As celebrations around the country get underway, residents in Salford have called in concerns about, among others:
- Youths with petrol building an unsupervised bonfire out of mattresses in Ordsall
- A ‘threat of arson’ on Adelaide Street in Eccles
- A large fire in the open on Cannon Street in Salford
No-one has been reported injured at any of the incidents.
Many more calls are expected throughout the night.
1718 Concerns about a fire on wasteground in Great Moor Stockport and also a fire in an electrical room in a retirement home in Salford
— Manchester Fire (@manchesterfire) November 5, 2015
We’ve just had a call from a resident in Ordsall Salford where youths are making a bonfire with mattresses and have petrol #BonfireNight — Manchester Fire (@manchesterfire) November 5, 2015
1757 A concerned resident in Salford phoned about a fire started by youths, crew from Broughton there now #BonfireNight
— Manchester Fire (@manchesterfire) November 5, 2015
Caller in Orient Street Salford concerned about a large fire melting telephone wires #BonfireNight — Manchester Fire (@manchesterfire) November 5, 2015
Two very large as yet unlit bonfires causing concern to residents in separate parts of Salford @salfordfireteam very busy #BonfireNight
— Manchester Fire (@manchesterfire) November 5, 2015
Large fire in the open in Cannon Street Salford causing concerns crew from @salfordfireteam in attendance #BonfireNight — Manchester Fire (@manchesterfire) November 5, 2015
A bench is on fire opposite The Plough in Cadishead – while in Oldham someone has set fire to a pram tyre and damaged the door of a vicarage
— Manchester Fire (@manchesterfire) November 5, 2015
Outbuilding in Little Hulton on fire and a fire has been started in a playground in Norwood Road Great Moor S’port #BonfireNight — Manchester Fire (@manchesterfire) November 5, 2015
Reports of smoke coming out of Wynsors Shoes in Bolton Road Salford crew from Agecroft investigating #BonfireNight
— Manchester Fire (@manchesterfire) November 5, 2015
Eastham Way Little Hulton reports of a man throwing petrol on a bonfire close to the garages #BonfireNight — Manchester Fire (@manchesterfire) November 5, 2015
1921 We have been called by concerned resident about a fire near Whimberry Close, Salford #BonfireNight
— Manchester Fire (@manchesterfire) November 5, 2015
Fire engine cam: Salford’s first pump on the way to an incident #BonfireNight pic.twitter.com/5vEFDc0qPS
— Salford Fire Team (@salfordfireteam) November 5, 2015
We are on the way to Worsley Road Eccles, where a barn is apparently ‘well alight’ #BonfireNight
— Manchester Fire (@manchesterfire) November 5, 2015
Fire engine cam: Salford’s first pump on the way to an incident #BonfireNight pic.twitter.com/5vEFDc0qPS
— Salford Fire Team (@salfordfireteam) November 5, 2015
We are currently looking at small fires in Seaford Road, Salford and St Gregory's Close, Farnworth #BonfireNight
— Manchester Fire (@manchesterfire) November 5, 2015
Eccles crew are in Fairfield Street Salford where a bin has been set on fire and set fire to a house #BonfireNight
— Manchester Fire (@manchesterfire) November 5, 2015
There is a small bonfire on grass in Churchill Road close to Salford Shopping Centre #BonfireNight
— Manchester Fire (@manchesterfire) November 5, 2015
Since 2.30pm Greater Manchester Fire have taken over 200 calls.
In 2014 North West Fire Control sent firefighters to 158 incidents across Greater Manchester on 5 November, taking over 370 calls between 6pm and 11pm.
