{"id":120041,"date":"2023-11-04T20:39:19","date_gmt":"2023-11-04T20:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogcamlodipine.com\/?p=120041"},"modified":"2023-11-04T20:39:19","modified_gmt":"2023-11-04T20:39:19","slug":"panic-as-fireworks-shot-into-crowd-of-screaming-families-scrambling-to-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogcamlodipine.com\/world-news\/panic-as-fireworks-shot-into-crowd-of-screaming-families-scrambling-to-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Panic as fireworks shot into crowd of &#8216;screaming&#8217; families scrambling to safety"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Witnesses of a firework display gone wrong have described the &apos;screaming, panic and utter chaos&apos; that ensued. The family event at Stone Cricket Club in Stoke-On-Trent was halted after multiple fireworks sprayed into the crowd of onlookers.<\/p>\n<p>Reports suggest around six people were hit and injured, including children. One anonymous witness told StokeonTrentLive: &quot;The fireworks kicked in bang on 7pm and by six or seven minutes past, it was utter chaos. There was a guy in an orange hoodie with a remote control &#8211; one came towards him, and we were 15 to 20 yards directly behind him and I thought &apos;that was weird&apos;.<\/p>\n<p>This same witness continued: &quot;Then about 15 seconds later that&apos;s when they went past him and started dispersing to us. It was about five or six fireworks in a 30 yard space.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE: Man loses two fingers after discarded firework &apos;goes off&apos; and melts clothes to his body<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>To read more stories from the UK, click here<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31363153.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Stone-cricket-club-chaos-sees-several-kids-injured-after-fireworks-explode-in-crowd.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Another witness shared: &quot;I&apos;ve got two kids, we grabbed the kids, me and my wife and everyone started running back towards the big tree. I&apos;ve never heard screaming like it.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>&quot;We could clearly see there was a little girl injured near the front. She got dragged back towards the club house then we left.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>&quot;We were just in shock. My eight year old said he&apos;s not going to another fireworks display again. Obviously, loads left, they were streaming out.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>The fireworks display was stopped when they started flying into the crowd. But after a short break, the show went on. The man was shocked and upset that the event continued after the problem.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31363150.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Stone-cricket-club-chaos-sees-several-kids-injured-after-fireworks-explode-in-crowd.jpg\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<figure data-mod=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31360774.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458\/0_TAKEN-WITHOUT-PERMISSION-EDITOR-CALL-TO-USE-STRAITS-TIMES-Bloke-caught-smuggling-10-puppies-and-t.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p> Bloke caught smuggling 10 puppies and three kittens over border in hidden compartments <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/@trinitymirrordigital\/chameleon-branding\/publications\/dailystar\/img\/logo-schema-dailystar.png\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&quot;There was a massive sense of panic in the crowd,&quot; he said. &quot;It just shocked all of us &#8211; I&apos;m more shocked at how it was allowed to carry on. There was no ambulance on standby.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>&quot;On my way out, we saw senior members of Stone Cricket Club and none of them moved. Literally, it was just they didn&apos;t react. Nobody reacted. That&apos;s when I couldn&apos;t believe it restarted. I think that&apos;s the biggest disappointment that it carried on.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Landen Burton, 51, from Bradeley, says he was standing by the medical tent and saw the injured people being taken in after the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Burton said: &quot;A lady and a young girl were escorted into the medical tent and she seemed to be injured, it seemed like she had been hit. Then that was followed by a young lady with a young son then a lady was also escorted to the medical tent.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31363169.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Stone-cricket-club-chaos-sees-several-kids-injured-after-fireworks-explode-in-crowd.jpg\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<figure data-mod=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31359728.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458\/0_fyeo.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p> &apos;Riled up&apos; strip club punters spill out like \u2018aggressive stags during breeding season&apos;<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/@trinitymirrordigital\/chameleon-branding\/publications\/dailystar\/img\/logo-schema-dailystar.png\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&quot;Everything went quiet and then at that stage a lot of people were leaving, people were panicking and children were upset. And then an announcement came on the tannoy that there had been a technical difficulty but it would resume in five minutes which was quite bizarre really.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>&quot;It was a shock. You do hear about these things in the past when events like these have gone wrong but in this day and age with professional companies you don&apos;t expect this sort of thing to happen. It was just very concerning.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Stone Cricket Club and emergency services have been contacted to comment on the incident.<\/p>\n<p><b> * This article was crafted with the help of an AI tool, which speeds up Daily Star&apos;s editorial research. An editor reviewed this content before it was published. You can report any errors to starletters@dailystar.co.uk <\/b><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/news\/latest-news\/mass-panic-fireworks-shot-crowd-31363102\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Witnesses of a firework display gone wrong have described the &apos;screaming, panic and utter chaos&apos; that ensued. The family event at Stone Cricket Club in Stoke-On-Trent was halted after multiple fireworks sprayed into the crowd of onlookers. 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