High penalties loom

New Year’s Eve firecrackers: a bang with nasty consequences

Every year, serious accidents happen on New Year's Eve, especially with illegal fireworks.(Bild: Fotos 593 - stock.adobe.com)

The sound of rockets and firecrackers can be heard days before New Year's Eve. By the turn of the year at the latest, doctors have their hands full. On average, around 210 people have to be treated for injuries caused by pyrotechnics every year. Krone+ has all the information on safe use, the legal basis and answers to environmental questions.

Especially between Christmas and New Year's Eve, the big cat-and-mouse game between young people and the police takes place every year. In the Austrian-Czech border region, country lanes are monitored, vehicles are checked and illegal goods are confiscated and destroyed. Even severe penalties do not deter firecracker customers from buying illegal goods.