New Year's Eve chaos: Several injured after rocket attack in Wittenberg!

On January 1, 2025, a 40-year-old woman was hit by a New Year's Eve rocket on Juristenstrasse in Wittenberg at around 12:10 a.m. Loud People's voice The woman suffered injuries to her face and had to be taken to hospital. The rocket was detonated by a group of male and female youths.

About an hour after the incident, an unknown couple was also shot at from the same group, but the missile narrowly missed the couple. It is reported that a male member of the group then apologized to the couple. The police have already initiated an investigation into grievous bodily harm. The couple concerned and other witnesses who may have taken photos or video recordings are asked to contact the police on 03491/4690.

Numerous missions at the turn of the year

In Saxony-Anhalt there were a large number of operations for the fire brigade, rescue workers, police and doctors at the turn of the year. How mz.de reported that the mayor's call to forgo New Year's Eve fireworks was ignored in Magdeburg. In Halle, the emergency services had to manage 73 missions directly related to New Year's Eve, compared to 58 last year. The emergency service in Halle recorded 115 alerts, which represents an increase compared to the previous year.

The Halle police station reported a total of around 200 operations, mostly due to property damage, physical injuries and fires. A teenager suffered serious injuries in Halle when he tried to set off a firecracker "bomb", while a 14-year-old was injured by a New Year's Eve rocket.

68 fire operations were registered in Magdeburg, including burning garbage containers and a vehicle. A 13-year-old also suffered burn injuries and trauma from exploding fireworks. Two men were injured in an argument involving mutual fire from pyrotechnics, while fire engines in Halle were also shot at with fireworks. Furthermore, a patrol car in Bitterfeld-Wolfen was damaged by pyrotechnics.

The operations in Dessau-Roßlau led to two balcony fires caused by a ricochet with material damage of around 50,000 euros, while in Kabelsketal pyrotechnics caused property damage amounting to several tens of thousands of euros. However, a final deployment tally is not expected before New Year's Eve.

Five complex hand injuries were treated at the Bergmannstrost Clinic in Halle, which represents a decrease compared to 13 hand injuries in the previous year.