A TERRIFIED mother and her child were forced to evacuate their home after yobs chucked a firework through their letterbox.
The terrifying incident featured in the debut episode of the new series of Yorkshire Firefighters – and it certainly left viewers on the edge of their seats.
This week’s documentary episode follows the crew in the lead up to Bonfire Night during the coronavirus pandemic.
During the lockdown period, events and displays were cancelled to try and prevent the further spread of the Covid-19.
As shown in the episode, it led to some firefighters fearing that there could be an increase in anti-social behaviour involving fireworks.
Quickly into the explosive BBC episode, a crew were called to a report of a firework being chucked through a letterbox – while a mum and her daughter, aged under ten, were both still inside.
Ambulances were called to the scene of the incident and the shocked mum was given oxygen.
The crew chief said: “That little girl, she was so frightened, that little girl could have been my daughter.
“It is about reassuring her that we are there to support her – and we are there to make everything right.”
Their lucky escape comes after a man died in hospital after thugs posted a huge commercial firework through his letterbox in 2017.
Fire ripped through the house after the massive “multi-shot” pyrotechnic exploded 200 times over two terrifying minutes.
Neighbour Matthew Green said after the blaze: “The house looks totally gutted, but the firemen were just fantastic. They just got straight in there to try and save whoever was inside.”
Yorkshire Firefighters airs at 7pm on BBC2 on Mondays and is available to stream on the BBC iPlayer.
