11-11-2025 00:17 via metro.co.uk

Girl, 4, fighting for life after being struck by firework in Burnley

Police were called to Elm Street on Bonfire Night after receiving reports that a girl had been hit by a firework
(Picture: Google)A 15-year-old boy has been arrested after a four-year-old girl was left fighting for her life when she was struck by a firework.The young girl, who has not been named, remains in hospital in a critical but stable condition after the incident in Burnley, Lancashire, on Bonfire Night last week.Officers were called to the Elm Street area just before 8.50pm on Wednesday
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