Man, 19, charged after van full of fireworks explodes on street

A man has been charged in connection with setting a van full of fireworks alight on Sunday.

Emergency services were called to Braes Avenue in Clydebank at around 1am following reports of a vehicle fire.

Nearby buildings were evacuated while firefighters directed hoses onto a flat building to stop it from catching fire.

A video from the scene shows some of the missiles striking and smashing a window.

Clydebank East Community Council

Resident Yvonne O’Neil told STV News: “All you could hear were kids screaming and parents screaming to get their kids out. People were getting hit by fireworks.

“It was like something out of a movie. Some of the windows on the flats were smashed in.”

Officers have since charged a 19-year-old man in connection with the incident. He is due to appear at Dumbarton Sheriff Court on Wednesday.

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