Police attend report of fireworks set off in Liverpool

We can confirm officers attended reports of fireworks being set off outside a hotel in Liverpool city centre in the early hours of today (Sunday 15 May).

It was reported at 3.35am that a group were setting off the fireworks close to the INNSIDE Hotel on Old Hall Street.

Officers attended and the group dispersed.

It is against the law to carry or use fireworks if you are under 18, and illegal for people of any age to let off or throw a firework in a public place.

You must not set off fireworks between 11pm and 7am, except on Bonfire Night, New Year’s Eve, Diwali and Chinese New Year.

If anyone believes they have information about the incident or the illegal use or possession of fireworks, please contact Merseyside Police social media desk via Twitter @MerseyPolice or Facebook Merseyside Police CC quoting reference 22000332647. You can also call 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.