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01/06/2006
Fire crews attacked by stone throwing youths
A fire crew has come under attack while attending a blaze in County Londonderry yesterday evening.
The fire service were called to the scene of a suspected arson attack at a farm building on the Whitehouse Road area of Coshquin, at around 10pm when the attack happened.
A number of youths gathered in the area and began to throw bottles and bricks at the fire fighters, causing the crew to withdraw from the area.
A spokesman for the fire service today said that someone could have been seriously injured or lives could have been put at risk.
He continued by saying that as the units left the area, one of the fire-fighters was struck on the head by a missile thrown by the youths.
He said that the crew member's helmet split, which left the man shaken but uninjured, and added that this could have resulted in a serious injury.
(EF/SP)
The fire service were called to the scene of a suspected arson attack at a farm building on the Whitehouse Road area of Coshquin, at around 10pm when the attack happened.
A number of youths gathered in the area and began to throw bottles and bricks at the fire fighters, causing the crew to withdraw from the area.
A spokesman for the fire service today said that someone could have been seriously injured or lives could have been put at risk.
He continued by saying that as the units left the area, one of the fire-fighters was struck on the head by a missile thrown by the youths.
He said that the crew member's helmet split, which left the man shaken but uninjured, and added that this could have resulted in a serious injury.
(EF/SP)
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