Bonfire Night

This page is about Bonfire Night.

Life and Death
Guy Fawkes was born in York in 1570. He attended St. Peters school in York, and that is the only place in the UK because they do not want to burn his image, they want to respect their former pupil. He died on January 31, 1606 in Westminister.

The Gunpowder Plot
Many people believe that Guy Fawkes was the main leader in the Plot, however he was the guard for the gunpowder. If he wasn't caught, he would've been charged with lighting it as well. If it was lit, scientists say that the blast would've brought havoc within 500 meters of the Parliament building.

Bonfire Night
People are welcome to attend organized events at open places such as Glasgow Green. However, mainly teens, choose not to attend these safe events and tend to buy their own fireworks and set them off themselves. Injuries mainly occur at these unorganized events. Bonfire Night is also the busiest night for the Fire Services as more than half of their fire engines are dispatched throughout the UK on this night. Be safe this year, go to an organized, safe event!