Officers have renewed calls for fireworks to be used responsibly after Stratford bus station descended into chaos on Halloween
Videos shared on social media showed a group of around 200 young people hurling fireworks at one another outside Westfield shopping centre, with innocent passers by caught in the crossfire.Officers were not made aware of the specific incident at the time and neither the Met, nor the LAS, received a report of any injury to the child, according to the Metropolitan Police.
The force was seen trying to get the crowds under control in full protective equipment, with a teen girl having been arrested amid the disorder. The 'Halloween meet-up' appeared to have been planned online, with a TikTok video instructing those getting involved to wear Halloween masks and all black for the 'firework wars'.
One person tweeted: "Stratford Bus Station in East London has been evacuated. Many, many police and a search helicopter above. Looks fairly serious."
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