NORTH Wales Fire and Rescue Service attended 25 bonfire related incidents last night, including an unattended fire near a gas works in Wrexham. 

The fire service confirmed they were called to 29 incidents across North Wales overnight on Bonfire Night (November 5) - 25 of which were reported as fires in the open. 

One of those incidents was a bonfire involving a large quantity of wood left unattended near the gas works in Marchwiel.

The call was received just after 9.45pm, with four appliances and the Environmental Protection Unit attending. 

Crews are reinspecting today and the service warned there may be smoke in the area throughout the day.

In total 89 people called the fire service control room to let them know they would be undertaking burning / a bonfire, helping to avoid unnecessary attendance by crews.

Kevin Jones, Head of Prevention, said: "Across the region the number of firework and bonfire related incidents has reduced substantially over the last 10 years or so.

“We'd like to thank our residents for working with us to help keep our communities safe by attending organised displays. This really is the safest way to celebrate bonfire season.

“However, these calls to bonfires / fires in the open means that whilst crews are busy dealing with these incidents, there could be a real need for the resources to attend a life threatening situation elsewhere in the region."

North Wales Police

In Flintshire, North Wales Police said they were called to assist firefighters at the scene of a fire that had 'gotten too big'. 

Elsewhere, officers were dealing with several firework related incidents, including youths reportedly firing them at cars in the Deeside area.

A spokesperson for North Wales Police said: "We spent the start of the shift mainly in Deeside, we received multiple calls regarding youths setting off fireworks, we patrolled the area of the reports and located some burnt out fireworks - seems the suspects got on their toes when they saw us.

"We then received a call regarding youths on off road bikes in the Mold Road area, three - four bikes, each with two riders with no helmets. They were also shooting fireworks at cars.

"Members of the public were a great assistance directing us to where the bikes were - we located them but they made off into a field.

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"The risk level to these youths is so high. We are working proactively to identify them and get them off the road. 

"We need your intelligence, tell us the addresses they're coming and going from - this can be done anonymously through Crimestoppers.

"We conducted patrols in Flint and located a family setting off fireworks in the castle grounds - we've obtained details and we'll check if there's any damage caused in the light of day.

"We stopped in with our favourite heroes in red, where they were dealing with a controlled fire that had gotten a bit too big, they gave advice and reduced the size of the fire."