The “horrific” death of a Bradford teenager in the midst of bonfire night chaos will never happen again, a councillor has vowed.

The 17-year-old, named locally as Qais Muhammad, was found injured in a garden on Vickerman Street in Halifax.

It is believed the teenager fell through a greenhouse.

He was taken to hospital but sadly died from his injuries.

It came after fireworks mayhem in the street as yobs threw missile-like explosives and damaged cars.

One resident described the scene as something out of a film, adding: “It looks like they're holding guns.”

Calderdale Council is now set to hold a meeting with stakeholders on Wednesday morning.

Reflecting on the chaos, Cllr Faisal Shoukat (Park, Labour) said: “It’s absolutely horrific.

“One can only pass on our condolences to the family of the deceased. It’s a shocking tragedy.

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“This is a massive line that’s been crossed.

“I was shocked, depressed, it is a 17-year-old child. He had his whole life ahead of him. In the midst of a bit of excitement this has happened. As a parent you don’t want your child to be in that situation.”

Police and youth workers were ‘massively overwhelmed’

Explaining the series of events which led to the serious incident, Cllr Shoukat said: “We had a response in place with the council and police, Himmat [education and youth work for young people in Bradford, Halifax and throughout West Yorkshire].

“We had youth officers out but we were just massively overwhelmed by the amount of incidents that have occurred and number of youngsters.

“In the control room it was decided that vehicles were being damaged and something needed to be done. The police were involved at this point. We’re not sure what happened on the ground. But no doubt there will be a thorough investigation.

“One thing we’re confident with is there won’t be an incident like this next year.

"We will put together courses with high schools in the build up from September onwards and start engaging.

“We’re going to have a multi-faceted approach and we’re going to work with the council to make sure the message is hammered home.

“I don’t think anybody was really expecting this."

He added: “Things have changed over the last three or four years on social media so youngsters can gather really quickly in a way that they couldn’t do before.

“There was some proactive work done by police in the build up in terms of youth cadets for mystery shops. But it still doesn’t seem to have worked.

"Youngsters are able to purchase what is for want of a better a word explosive devices. There should be ID checks or licensing in place.

"It comes down to this, that once upon a time people would have an organised firework display pretty much up and down every single day town in the area. But because we’ve seen a decline of this due to funding, families don’t really have anywhere to take their kids out to.

"We’ve seen the dawn of ‘mischief night’. It needs to stop.

“We literally don’t have a youth service anymore."

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