New Year's Eve 2024: Chaos, injured and five dead by fireworks in Germany!

During New Year's Eve 2024, there were serious incidents in Germany, in which at least five people were killed by fireworks. These tragic events occurred in different cities, including Berlin, Hamburg and Saxony. According to rosenheim24 Geseke and a 20-year-old in Hamburg when igniting possibly self-made firecrackers.

In the capital Berlin, there were massive unrest in which emergency services were attacked by the police, fire brigade and emergency services. The police reported around 400 arrests and 30 injured police officers. In addition, eight people with severe hand injuries had to be treated in the accident hospital. Several hundred people, an estimated 200 to 300 from the left spectrum, rioted in Munich and attacked police officers, such as zdf reported.

summary of incidents

The incidents extended across several cities. In Saxony, two men lost their lives through explosions when dealing with fireworks, while in Brandenburg another dead man was reported by improper use of pyrotechnics. There were also several injuries in Frankfurt am Main. The police in Berlin had previously warned of illegal fireworks and was in constant use during the entire New Year's night to prevent possible riots.

In addition, the Bavarian police sent a total of 3316 emergency services on New Year's Night, which is a slight decline compared to the previous year. Firefighters had to extinguish fires in several cities caused by fireworks. An incident in Suhl (Thuringia) was particularly alarming, in which fireworks were thrown on people.

In addition, a 16-year-old in Pirna, Saxony, was seriously injured by the hand, while the police were regularly faced with the ignition of illegal fireworks. The start of sales of fireworks for New Year's Eve had met a record turnover of over 200 million euros, which underlined the dangers of dealing with the products.