India, Nov. 7 -- A routine emergency response turned into a dangerous confrontation on Bonfire Night after a Lancashire fire crew was targeted with fireworks while extinguishing a fire in Preston. Emergency services condemned the reckless assault, emphasising that attacking firefighters while they operate in hazardous conditions places both first responders and local communities at severe risk.

The fire crew was busy putting out a fire that had spread to a lamppost when they were attacked with fireworks, reported the BBC. The authorities confirmed that no one was hurt in the incident.

In a statement, Chief Fire Officer Jon Charters said, "We condemn in the strongest possible terms the deliberate attack on our firefighters, who had firew...