Grief for 21-year-olds: New Year's Eve drama in Kremmen shakes the community

A tragic incident dwelled the New Year's celebrations in Kremmen, Brandenburg, when a 21-year-old Oranienburger died on New Year's Eve. According to Maz-online.de The young man succumbed to fatal head injuries after he had apparently tried to ignite a ball bomb in a pipe. Despite immediate medical care, he could not be saved and is one of a total of five New Year's Eve in Germany.

The news of the accident spread quickly, and on Friday evening over 300 people gathered in the Eden Restaurant "Bonita Mañana" to commemorate the deceased. Daniel Lemmer, the owner of the restaurant and father of a friend of the victim, commented on his grief and shock that the loss brought with him. Donations that should benefit the parents of the deceased were collected at the commemoration, but no donation account was set up at the request of the parents.

further deaths from fireworks in Germany

The incident in Kremmen is not isolated. During New Year's Eve, a total of five people in Germany lost their lives through the improper handling of fireworks, as zdf.de reported. A 24-year-old died in Geseke when he ignited a firecracker, and two men in Saxony suffered fatal injuries due to explosions in connection with fireworks. In Hamburg, a 20-year-old also fatally accidentally ignited pyrotechnics.

In addition, numerous injuries were reported, including police officers and emergency services from the fire brigade and emergency services. There were several serious injuries in Berlin in Berlin, and in many cities the firefighters had to extinguish fires, while attacks on emergency services took place in different locations. The sale of fireworks showed a record turnover of over 200 million euros, which was not without consequences on New Year's Eve.