Police were alerted to “numerous reports” after residents briefly saw the sky “light up”.Locals in Huyton, Prescot and Whiston all heard the noise, the Liverpool Echo reports.
Some said they could feel their “houses shake”, with olice patrols were dispatched to identify the source.Merseyside Fire and Rescue also sent engines to Tarbock Road, close to a wooded area.Merseyside Police later confirmed the bang was caused by a large bonfire after suspected youths threw "products on to it".One person tweeted: "Heard a big explosion in Huyton about 20 mins ago, the walls shook and everything.
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