Key facts
- Police Scotland said seven people were arrested in Glasgow after Bonfire Night disorder.
- An officer and an ambulance staff member sustained minor injuries after crews were attacked with fireworks in Greenside Street, Glasgow.
- Police Scotland said a police vehicle was set alight and seriously damaged during the incident.
- Fireworks were thrown at members of the public in Clydebank and at fire crews in Knightswood, Castlemilk, Cumnock, Larkhall and Blackridge.
- Firefighters withdrew while attending bin fires in south Edinburgh as they faced antisocial behavior, Police Scotland said.
- Police Scotland said it called in officers from forces in England and Wales for its Bonfire Night operation.
Police in Scotland responded to a wave of incidents on Bonfire Night, 5 November, including attacks on emergency workers and fires across several areas. In Glasgow, the force said officers and ambulance crews were called to a report of an injured man on Strathmore Road at around 8pm. While they were there, both crews were pelted with fireworks, a police vehicle was set alight and seriously damaged, and an ambulance worker suffered a minor injury. Operation Amberlight specialist resources were deployed and one man was arrested, Police Scotland said, adding that inquiries were ongoing and officers remained in the area.
Elsewhere, fireworks were thrown at members of the public in Clydebank and at fire crews in Knightswood and Castlemilk in Glasgow, Cumnock in Ayrshire, Larkhall in South Lanarkshire and Blackridge in West Lothian. Firefighters had to withdraw while dealing with bin fires in south Edinburgh because of antisocial behavior, and police were targeted with fireworks in other parts of the city. Officers also went to the Kirkton area of Dundee after reports of a large group gathering and setting illegal fires.
Police Scotland said it had mounted its biggest deployment of officers since the visit by US President Donald Trump to Aberdeenshire in 2025, and had called in support from forces in England and Wales, including Avon and Somerset, Hampshire, Hertfordshire and south Wales. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service received more than 800 calls about fireworks and bonfires between 5.30pm and 11.30pm on 5 November. Police said they had received 1,024 fireworks-related calls between Halloween and 5 November, up from 833 in 2025, though there had been a reduction in incidents requiring a specialist public order response.