In the same region of Saxony, a 50-year-old man died in the town of Hartha while trying to detonate a pyrotechnic bomb in a pipe. The victim also suffered serious head injuries and died at the scene, according to a police spokesperson.
Near Hamburg, in the north, a 20-year-old young man died while lighting a pyrotechnic device.
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Finally, in Kremen in the Brandenburg region, which surrounds Berlin, a fifth man died during the “ignition of pyrotechnic devices” with “inappropriate handling”, a police spokesperson told AFP local. In this region three other men were seriously injured in similar circumstances.
The Germans traditionally celebrate the New Year with a particularly intense use of fireworks, which regularly fuels a debate on the banning of the most powerful pyrotechnic devices, due to a high number of deaths and injuries each year, but also the pollution and noise pollution they cause.
In the Netherlands, New Year’s Eve was also deadly, when a teenager died using a Cobra-type firework.
In Belgium, two people were injured by fireworks in Brussels, according to the city’s firefighters.
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