<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0KPBu7_0w6dZ1VU00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0KPBu7_0w6dZ1VU00" width="1080" height="607" ><figcaption>The fireworks were seized after tip-offs from local residents, police said [Credit: West Yorkshire Police ] </figcaption></figure><p> Three men have been arrested after thousands of fireworks were discovered at an address in West Yorkshire. </p><p> Officers seized about 7,000 fireworks in a garage in Girlington, Bradford, after local residents reported fireworks were being illegally sold to children in Ravenscliffe, according to West Yorkshire Police. </p><p> Several addresses on St Leonards Grove were searched, and the men, aged 22, 24, and 45, were arrested on suspicion of possessing criminal assets following the discovery of the fireworks. </p><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate><p> All three had since been bailed pending further inquiries, a force spokesperson said. </p><h2> 'Busy time' </h2><p> Officers were working to raise awareness about the dangers of fireworks and also the laws around them, the spokesperson added. </p><p> Insp Osman Khan, of Bradford’s Stronger Communities and Partnership's Team, said: “The bonfire period is typically a busy time for the emergency services, so it’s great to see proactive work to protect the community is being carried out. </p><p> “Letters have been sent out across schools in the Bradford district and in areas where we typically have seen the anti-social use of fireworks. </p><p> “We will continue to work in partnership with other emergency services and the local authority to make sure this bonfire season passes off safely.” </p><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate><p> A protest was recently held in Bradford by campaigners calling for <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1wnezvpg11o?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Bnewsbreak.com%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D" rel="nofollow"> more to be done to stop late-night fireworks </a> . </p><p> Organisers said they were "affecting the mental health and wellbeing of people across Bradford" as well as frightening pets. </p><p> Bradford Council told the BBC in September that "changes in national legislation" were required before it could take a tougher stance on the problem. </p><p><em> Listen to highlights from </em><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/curation/p0cjdv3n?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Bnewsbreak.com%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D" rel="nofollow"> West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds </a><em> , catch up with the latest </em><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006mj5m?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Bnewsbreak.com%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D" rel="nofollow"><em> episode of Look North </em></a><em> or tell us a story you think </em><a href="mailto:yorkshirestories@bbc.co.uk" rel="nofollow"><em> we should be covering here </em></a><em> . </em></p><h2> More on this story </h2><ul><li><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm293l5kj17o?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Bnewsbreak.com%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D" rel="nofollow"> Campaign calls for law to curb Bradford fireworks </a></li><li><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx203yld64zo?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Bnewsbreak.com%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D" rel="nofollow"> Deputy mayor seeks tougher laws on fireworks </a></li></ul><h2> Related internet links </h2><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate><ul><li><a href="https://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/" rel="nofollow"> West Yorkshire Police </a></li></ul></div></body>

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Three men arrested after 7,000 fireworks found

The fireworks were found in a garage in Bradford after tip-offs from local residents, police say.

Three men arrested after 7,000 fireworks found

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