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| Fire crews are attacked but number of incidents decrease | Fire crews are attacked but number of incidents decrease |
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| The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service has said three of its crews were attacked as it was called out to attend 197 emergency calls at Halloween. | The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service has said three of its crews were attacked as it was called out to attend 197 emergency calls at Halloween. |
| No officers were injured but one fire engine was slightly damaged. | No officers were injured but one fire engine was slightly damaged. |
| In total, the Fire Service attended 145 incidents, mostly burning rubbish and bonfires. | In total, the Fire Service attended 145 incidents, mostly burning rubbish and bonfires. |
| That is the lowest figure on record for a Halloween night. | That is the lowest figure on record for a Halloween night. |
| Fire crews responding to an emergency call in Kilkeel, County Down, on Monday came under attack by youths throwing stones. No one was injured in the incident. | Fire crews responding to an emergency call in Kilkeel, County Down, on Monday came under attack by youths throwing stones. No one was injured in the incident. |
| In Downpatrick, a female ambulance crew member was assaulted as she tried to help a woman who had suffered burns after falling into a bonfire. | |
| John McPoland from the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service said it had been "extremely busy" on Halloween night. | |
| He said ambulance crews had dealt with 279 calls between 20:00 GMT on Monday and 06:00 GMT on Tuesday morning. | |
| "In a 10 hour period last night we attended 279 incidents which is nearly double the amount of calls we would expect to be attending," he said. | |
| "It was much busier than a normal Monday night, but we put on extra crews and resources to cope with the influx of calls." | |
| Mr McPoland said he was working to establish how serious the incident in Downpatrick was. |