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Firework blast destroys phone box Firework blast destroys phone box
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A prank in which an old-style red telephone box was blown-up by a firework has been condemned as "incredibly stupid".A prank in which an old-style red telephone box was blown-up by a firework has been condemned as "incredibly stupid".
The explosion in Warmley, South Gloucs, completely destroyed the box and debris was scattered over a 100m radius on Sunday night.The explosion in Warmley, South Gloucs, completely destroyed the box and debris was scattered over a 100m radius on Sunday night.
A spokesman for Avon Fire and Rescue Service (AFRS) said pieces of cast iron were fired out at high speed.A spokesman for Avon Fire and Rescue Service (AFRS) said pieces of cast iron were fired out at high speed.
Police believe an industrial-style firework was used.Police believe an industrial-style firework was used.
No-one is thought to have been hurt in the explosion in School Road in Cadbury Heath near Bristol.No-one is thought to have been hurt in the explosion in School Road in Cadbury Heath near Bristol.
It is illegal to let fireworks off in street but any behaviour like this is seriously frowned on Avon and Somerset Police It is illegal to let fireworks off in the street but any behaviour like this is seriously frowned on Avon and Somerset Police
An Avon and Somerset Police spokeswoman said the area remained cordoned-off on Monday morning to allow crime scene investigators to search the area for clues.An Avon and Somerset Police spokeswoman said the area remained cordoned-off on Monday morning to allow crime scene investigators to search the area for clues.
"At present we believe it was an industrial-style firework but we are not sure if this was attached to anything else," she said."At present we believe it was an industrial-style firework but we are not sure if this was attached to anything else," she said.
"It could have been quite catastrophic. Ourselves and the fire brigade are quite gobsmacked no one was injured or seriously hurt by this."It could have been quite catastrophic. Ourselves and the fire brigade are quite gobsmacked no one was injured or seriously hurt by this.
"We are treating this as a prank that went seriously wrong. The people who did this still at large and we are desperate to bring them to justice."We are treating this as a prank that went seriously wrong. The people who did this still at large and we are desperate to bring them to justice.
"It is mind-boggling how irresponsible people can be. Residents in the road are lucky it wasn't more serious."It is mind-boggling how irresponsible people can be. Residents in the road are lucky it wasn't more serious.
"It is illegal to let fireworks off in street but any behaviour like this is seriously frowned on. "It is illegal to let fireworks off in the street but any behaviour like this is seriously frowned on.
"The people who did this put lives at risk.""The people who did this put lives at risk."
Witnesses said parts of the phone box had crashed into the front room of a nearby flat. The owner of the flat was given treatment for shock by paramedics.Witnesses said parts of the phone box had crashed into the front room of a nearby flat. The owner of the flat was given treatment for shock by paramedics.
Mandy Lester, who lives nearby, said her house rumbled when the blast happened.Mandy Lester, who lives nearby, said her house rumbled when the blast happened.
"I opened the back door and there was lots of smoke. When I went around to the front everyone was moving around to the other side of the shops."I opened the back door and there was lots of smoke. When I went around to the front everyone was moving around to the other side of the shops.
'Blast deafening''Blast deafening'
"We heard the telephone box had exploded and that there was nothing left.""We heard the telephone box had exploded and that there was nothing left."
Tony Hook, 20, from Cadbury Heath, had been drinking in the nearby Lamb Inn.Tony Hook, 20, from Cadbury Heath, had been drinking in the nearby Lamb Inn.
He said: "I was outside, just finishing my cigarette, when I heard the huge bang - it was deafening.He said: "I was outside, just finishing my cigarette, when I heard the huge bang - it was deafening.
"I rushed back in the pub assuming a bomb had gone off, but eventually, when we looked outside, we saw the remains of the telephone box."I rushed back in the pub assuming a bomb had gone off, but eventually, when we looked outside, we saw the remains of the telephone box.
"There had been a lot of panic in the area. We were all evacuated as soon as police arrived.""There had been a lot of panic in the area. We were all evacuated as soon as police arrived."