Live updates after fire breaks out at Knowsley Heights tower block

Emergency crews pelted with fireworks while racing to blaze at high-rise block

One teenager was left with injuries

Fire service 'attacked with fireworks' as they tackle tower block blaze

A teenager at the scene sustained an injury caused by a firework.

Live updates after fire breaks out at Knowsley Heights tower block

Fire crews were targeted and attacked with fireworks

Fire service ‘attacked with fireworks’ as they tackle tower block blaze

Firefighters in Huyton, Merseyside, were “attacked with fireworks” as they responded to a tower block blaze. Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service said in a statement that they were responding to an aerial appliance fire when they were targeted.  The fire was on a third-floor balcony at Knowsley Heights, Primrose Drive, Huyton.  The fire service added: “While in attendance, fire crews were targeted and attacked with fireworks. A teenager at the sce…