A Dublin Fire Engine Came Under Attack While Attending A Bonfire Last Night

Not nice to see.

Dublin Fire Brigade have shared images on Twitter after one of their engines came under attack while approaching a bonfire last night.

Unfortunately one of our fire engines came under attack whilst approaching a bonfire in the East Wall area. Fortunately no injuries 1/2 pic.twitter.com/IzcH0f5FT8
— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) October 27, 2017

to any crew member. The unit was taken out of service for a period of time while it was repaired or replaced. Please respect our crews. pic.twitter.com/qCGpNbUeNT
— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) October 27, 2017

DFB indicated that the incident occurred in the East Wall area but didn't specify the exact location.

Makes you wonder what drives people to attack our emergency services like that. With Halloween just around the corner, sadly we may have to get used to stories like this over the coming days.