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| Man killed by bonfire projectile | Man killed by bonfire projectile |
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| A man died when an object exploded from a bonfire. | A man died when an object exploded from a bonfire. |
| Fire investigators said they believe the man was hit by a gas cannister at the fire in Bilston near Wolverhampton on Saturday evening. | Fire investigators said they believe the man was hit by a gas cannister at the fire in Bilston near Wolverhampton on Saturday evening. |
| West Midlands Fire Service dealt with 354 incidents on Saturday, 75% of which were firework related. | West Midlands Fire Service dealt with 354 incidents on Saturday, 75% of which were firework related. |
| A school in Solihull and a factory in Balsall Heath, Birmingham, were targeted by arsonists and a woman and her dogs were rescued from a flat fire. | A school in Solihull and a factory in Balsall Heath, Birmingham, were targeted by arsonists and a woman and her dogs were rescued from a flat fire. |
| The tragedy was caused because there was something in there that should not have been in there A spokesman for West Midlands Fire Service | The tragedy was caused because there was something in there that should not have been in there A spokesman for West Midlands Fire Service |
| A firefighter had to be treated in hospital because he was bitten by one of the two dogs during the rescue in Lower Gornal, near Dudley. | A firefighter had to be treated in hospital because he was bitten by one of the two dogs during the rescue in Lower Gornal, near Dudley. |
| A spokesman for West Midlands Fire Service described the death in Bilston as a "tragic incident" and warned people to check the contents of fires before lighting them. | A spokesman for West Midlands Fire Service described the death in Bilston as a "tragic incident" and warned people to check the contents of fires before lighting them. |
| "The explosion resulted in a projectile coming from the bonfire, causing a fatal injury to an adult male," he said. | "The explosion resulted in a projectile coming from the bonfire, causing a fatal injury to an adult male," he said. |
| "This is a very tragic incident and is being dealt with by the police and fire investigation teams. | "This is a very tragic incident and is being dealt with by the police and fire investigation teams. |
| 'Check fires' | 'Check fires' |
| "The tragedy was caused because there was something in there that should not have been in there. | "The tragedy was caused because there was something in there that should not have been in there. |
| "We would imagine it would be a gas canister, although at this stage it could have been anything from an aerosol can to an LPG bottle. | "We would imagine it would be a gas canister, although at this stage it could have been anything from an aerosol can to an LPG bottle. |
| "The big lesson from this needs to be that you need to check the contents of bonfires to ensure there is nothing in there likely to explode and to cause injury to members of the public." | "The big lesson from this needs to be that you need to check the contents of bonfires to ensure there is nothing in there likely to explode and to cause injury to members of the public." |
| It is not thought that the bonfire was a public event. | It is not thought that the bonfire was a public event. |