Bonfire Night violence in Scotland: police vehicle set alight in Glasgow, seven arrested
Seven people were arrested in Glasgow after violence on Bonfire Night in parts of Scotland, during which fireworks were launched at emergency services and a police vehicle was set alight.
In what it called Operation Amberlight, Police Scotland deployed the largest number of officers to deal with disorder since the visit by US president Donald Trump last year.
Police and an ambulance crew were responding to a report of an injured man in Greenside Street, Glasgow, shortly before 8pm. A spokesperson for Police Scotland said: 'During this time both crews were targeted with fireworks resulting in a police vehicle being set alight and seriously damaged. One of the ambulance staff sustained a minor injury.'
The spokesperson added that Operation Amberlight specialist resources were deployed and one male was arrested. Inquiries are ongoing and police maintain a presence in the area.
Fireworks were also thrown at members of the public in Clydebank. There were attacks on fire crews in the Knightswood and Castlemilk areas of Glasgow, Cumnock in Ayrshire, Larkhall in South Lanarkshire, and Blackridge in West Lothian.
Firefighters were forced to withdraw as they faced antisocial behaviour while attending bin fires in the south of Edinburgh, while police were targeted with fireworks in other areas of the city.
Police also went to the Kirkton area of Dundee after reports of a significant group of individuals gathering and setting illegal fires.
As part of its Bonfire Night policing operation, Police Scotland called in assistance from forces in England and Wales. Officers from as far afield as Avon and Somerset, Hampshire, Hertfordshire and south Wales were expected to be on the streets of Scotland.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service received more than 800 calls relating to fireworks and bonfires between 5.30pm and 11.30pm on 5 November.
Police said that between Halloween and 5 November they received 1,024 fireworks-related calls. While this was up on the 833 calls received in 2025, police said there had been a reduction in the number of incidents requiring a specialist public order response across the country.
