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| Tyne and Wear fire crews barricaded and petrol bombed | Tyne and Wear fire crews barricaded and petrol bombed |
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| Tyne and Wear's chief fire officer Chris Lowther said it was one of the worst attacks he had seen | Tyne and Wear's chief fire officer Chris Lowther said it was one of the worst attacks he had seen |
| An attack on firefighters barricaded and pelted with petrol bombs "can't go unanswered", a chief officer has said. | An attack on firefighters barricaded and pelted with petrol bombs "can't go unanswered", a chief officer has said. |
| Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service's (TWFRS) chief fire officer Chris Lowther said the crews were attacked in West Denton, Newcastle, on Saturday. | Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service's (TWFRS) chief fire officer Chris Lowther said the crews were attacked in West Denton, Newcastle, on Saturday. |
| TWFRS said it had been called to a car fire which turned out to be a pile of rubbish set alight. | TWFRS said it had been called to a car fire which turned out to be a pile of rubbish set alight. |
| Mr Lowther said it was one of "the worst attacks I've known in my 26-year career". | Mr Lowther said it was one of "the worst attacks I've known in my 26-year career". |
| In a tweet, he said the firefighters, who had attended the call-out early on Saturday evening, had been "barricaded in an area where a car was deliberately set on fire and had petrol bombs thrown at them". | In a tweet, he said the firefighters, who had attended the call-out early on Saturday evening, had been "barricaded in an area where a car was deliberately set on fire and had petrol bombs thrown at them". |
| "This escalation can't go unanswered," he said. | "This escalation can't go unanswered," he said. |
| Last night, @Tyne_Wear_FRS crews from West Denton suffered some of the worst attacks I’ve known in my 26 year career. They were barricaded in an area where a car was deliberately set on fire and had petrol bombs thrown at them. Petrol bombs. This escalation can’t go unanswered. | Last night, @Tyne_Wear_FRS crews from West Denton suffered some of the worst attacks I’ve known in my 26 year career. They were barricaded in an area where a car was deliberately set on fire and had petrol bombs thrown at them. Petrol bombs. This escalation can’t go unanswered. |
| TWFRS said no-one was injured and crews had followed protocol to withdraw from the danger and call the police. | TWFRS said no-one was injured and crews had followed protocol to withdraw from the danger and call the police. |
| It added that it had been hard to determine the ages of those responsible as they were wearing masks and it was dark. | It added that it had been hard to determine the ages of those responsible as they were wearing masks and it was dark. |
| A representative said it appeared a member of the public thought a car was on fire because the blaze was near garages and the service did not, at this stage, think the call-out was made to lure crews to the area. | A representative said it appeared a member of the public thought a car was on fire because the blaze was near garages and the service did not, at this stage, think the call-out was made to lure crews to the area. |
| In a tweet, TWFRS said firefighters "do what they do to keep you safe", but it was important to remember they were "mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, brothers and sisters behind the uniform". | In a tweet, TWFRS said firefighters "do what they do to keep you safe", but it was important to remember they were "mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, brothers and sisters behind the uniform". |
| It called for anyone with information about those responsible to contact Northumbria Police. | It called for anyone with information about those responsible to contact Northumbria Police. |
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| Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service | |
| Firefighting | |
| Newcastle upon Tyne |