Firefighters were called to 16 incidents across East Sussex and Brighton and Hove on Bonfire Night, including burning fireworks, bin fires and several false alarms.
East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service has confirmed that no casualties were reported during the incidents, which took place between 5pm and midnight on Thursday 5 November.
Crews attended a number of fires in Brighton and Hove, including an incident involving fireworks burning on the ground in Falmer Road at 8.27pm. Firefighters used two buckets of water to extinguish the flames.
Shortly afterwards, crews were called to reports of smoke coming from a bin in Western Road, Brighton, although the fire was already out when they arrived.
At 9pm, firefighters extinguished a smouldering bin in the Hove Park area, while another bin fire in Waterhall Road, Brighton, required a hose reel jet to bring it under control at 10.27pm.
In Lewes, crews attended a small fire involving an industrial waste bin at a recycling site in Ham Lane shortly after 11pm. Firefighters used a hose reel jet to extinguish the flames.
Several other call-outs turned out to be false alarms or controlled burning.
These included reports of a fire in Silverdale Road, Eastbourne, a bonfire in Hanover Crescent, Brighton, and reports of burning bushes in Links Avenue, Peacehaven.
Firefighters also attended residential building alarms in Eastbourne, Hove and Brighton.
Not all incidents were fire-related. Crews carried out a small animal rescue in Newick, responded to a person locked out of a property in Brighton and released someone trapped in a lift in Hastings.
Despite the range of incidents, the fire service confirmed that nobody was reported injured.
East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service thanked firefighters, Joint Fire Control staff, emergency service partners and members of the public who followed safety advice during the celebrations.
With further bonfire events taking place throughout November, the service is encouraging residents to attend organised displays rather than holding fireworks or bonfire parties at home.
Anyone choosing to hold their own celebrations is being reminded that fireworks should only be handled by adults, children must be supervised and bonfires should never be left unattended.
Bonfires should also be positioned away from buildings, fences and trees, with embers extinguished using water to prevent fires from reigniting.
The service has also warned about the dangers of drinking alcohol near rivers and other waterways during bonfire celebrations, particularly because wet and slippery conditions can increase the risk of accidents.
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