WARNINGS have been issued after commercial fireworks stolen from popular Bonfire Night event.

Police and Lewes Bonfire organisers are warning of the potential dangers of commercial fireworks, stolen overnight from on of the bonfire sites.

The fireworks were stolen at some point between the night of Thursday 4 and the early hours of Friday 5 from a site at Landport recreation ground.

Celebrations were held at the location yesterday evening by the Commercial Square bonfire society.

The fireworks are in six cardboard boxes - two large, two medium and two small.

Chief Superintendent Howard Hodges said: "These fireworks are more powerful than the average domestically purchased ones and should be used only by trained and responsible people.

"Whoever took them, or is present somewhere where they are set off, is at extra risk of serious injury and we ask anyone who knows where any of them are to leave them alone and get in touch with us right away."

Anyone with any information should call 101 or 999 quoting serial 302 of 05/11.

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