Large numbers of shield-wielding officers blocked the streets for hours while fireworks exploded around them. A West Yorkshire Police spokesman said officers were called to the Alexandra Road area of Hyde Park just before 7.30pm last night after a fire broke out in the street and fireworks were set off. “Three people were arrested on suspicion of arson,” the spokeswoman added. Thornville Street in Hyde Park, Leeds, where police were called to a disturbance on Bonfire Night 2022.
