Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: New Year's firecrackers explode: young people are seriously injured

Neubrandenburg (dpa/mv) - In Neubrandenburg, a young person was seriously injured on his hands when a New Year's Eve firecracker exploded.

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: New Year's firecrackers explode: young people are seriously injured

Neubrandenburg (dpa/mv) - In Neubrandenburg, a young person was seriously injured on his hands when a New Year's Eve firecracker exploded. As a police spokeswoman said on Monday, the incident happened on Sunday in Oststadt.

According to the information, the person concerned was traveling with other young people who found the firecrackers that had been left behind at the turn of the year. When this was inflamed again, the injured person was injured in both hands and was taken to the neighboring clinic. Now it will be determined who lit the fireworks. In this context, the police again warned against collecting, burning or even preparing leftover rockets or New Year's Eve firecrackers so that they explode again. In this case, the young person was "lucky in misfortune," said the spokeswoman.