Fireworks cause serious injury!
Warwickshire County Council’s Fire & Rescue Service are warning of the dangers of playing with fireworks after attending a number of incidents over the weekend, one of which resulted in a serious injury.
A number of the incidents have taken place in the Galley Common area of Nuneaton. One incident on Saturday was so serious, that it resulted in a young man losing part of his hand.
Station Manager, Tim Woodward said: “There are serious concerns for the safety of young people in the area as we are still receiving reports that fireworks are being let off and played with even after such tragic events.
“Fireworks are not toys and what starts off as a bit of fun, can leave someone living with the horrific consequences for the rest of their life.”
There are guidelines for the use of fireworks:
* You can’t set off fireworks between 11pm and 7am except for on 5 November, when you can set them off until midnight and New Year’s Eve, Chinese New Year and Diwali, when they can be set off until 1am.
* You must be over 18 to buy fireworks, except for caps, cracker snaps, novelty matches, party poppers, serpents and throwdowns, where the legal age of purchase is 16.
* It is an offence to throw or set off fireworks in a street or public place and it is also illegal for anyone under 18 to possess fireworks in public.
* It is an offence for people who aren’t firework professionals to buy and possess category 4 fireworks. These are only to be used at public displays by firework professionals.