Updated May 03, 2018 17:53:25

Ten people suffered minor injuries following a large fire during a Jewish celebration in north London.

"Ten individuals suffered minor injuries following a large fire lit as part of local Jewish community celebration in Ravensdale Road, Stamford Hill," Hackney Police said on Twitter.

"No criminal allegations reported. No serious injuries," the police added.

Yeshiva World, an orthodox Jewish news service, said, "People shrieked and panicked, and people trampled on one another" as the fireball went up.

Bonfires are the biggest symbol of the Lag BaOmer festival celebration around the world, which commemorates Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai.

The explosion may have been caused by a mobile phone, according to a report by the British newspaper Express, which reported the incident earlier.

Yeshiva World reported: "It appears that the explosion was caused by fuel and not the smartphone, although there definitely were multiple smartphones placed inside the pile to be burned."

The Hatzola, a volunteer ambulance service, tweeted they sent a "mega response team" to the festivities, alongside the London ambulance and fire teams.

ABC/ Reuters

Topics: judaism, religion-and-beliefs, community-and-society, fires, disasters-and-accidents, united-kingdom

First posted May 03, 2018 17:00:34