Shocking aftermath of Bonfire Night carnage after thugs lit giant bonfire on Glasgow street

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Shocking images show the aftermath of a night of carnage after a Bonfire was lit in the middle of a road in Glasgow.

Thugs built a huge fire on a roundabout in the Pollokshields area of the city as carnage broke out on Tuesday night. Images from the scene at the junction of Albert Drive and Harriet Street show the charred road covered in blackened debris.

The road was closed by more than a dozen police officers last night amid reports yobs were shooting fireworks at moving vehicles and parked cars.

Locals told how they were being terrorised by crazed teenage thugs who were setting off fireworks by the dozen in the middle of the street.

Fire crews were also called in to deal with the carnage.

They battled to extinguish a blaze which took hold of a grey Volkswagen Golf as the carnage intensified. We told last night how locals watched as fire crews worked on the vehicle.

The drama unfolded after plans for a control zone in the area collapsed. The move followed previous incidents in the area, but saw Glasgow City Council apologising to residents.

The plans were scuppered last month as the paperwork was not submitted by the council in time. And just like previous years, police and firefighters were swamped as disorder broke out.

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We also told last night how locals in Edinburgh were left 'terrified' after a 20-strong masked gang stormed streets in the capital while armed with 'fireworks and bats'.

A petrol station was targeted and Calder Road was locked down as fireworks were also shot at cars in the city, as riot police tried to bring the carnage to a close.

Footage from the scene showed multiple fires on the main road, and what appeared to be fireworks being aimed at the petrol station in the area.

Footage also captured the moment a gang of youths threw fireworks into a shop, resulting in a huge explosion inside the store, in the city's Moredunvale Road.

The group, were also seen fleeing from the shop, believed to be Sugar and Treats, before the fireworks ignite, resulting in smoke billowing from the building. Police Scotland has been approached for comment on the incidents.

Speaking last night, Police Scotland Assistant Chief Constable Tim Mairs, said: "I firstly want to recognise the outstanding courage and professionalism of all of those emergency service workers who put themselves in harm’s way to keep communities safe.

"Their actions ensured that some of the challenging scenes we witnessed this year did not escalate into mass disorder, on the scale of what we experienced last year.

"Nevertheless, the levels of violence and aggression police officers, fire service and ambulance service personnel faced in some areas was wholly unacceptable. A significant investigative response is now underway to identify each and every one of those involved."

"In advance of Bonfire Night 2024, local policing teams across Scotland have worked diligently with local authority and third sector partners to make positive in-roads with communities and identify some of the root causes that lead to disorder.

"In addition, this engagement has resulted in an increase in the intelligence we have received from the public, allowing us to take preventative enforcement action before crimes could occur.

"Throughout Operation Moonbeam, we have utilised all legislation and policing powers at our disposal and we will continue our discussions with local authorities and Scottish Government to explore further opportunities for reducing fireworks offences."

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