The sale and use of "
fireworks
" are prohibited throughout the month of December in the Bas-Rhin, while firecrackers and fireworks are part of the traditions of the New Year's Eve in Alsace, announced Tuesday, November 30 the prefecture evoking security and health reasons.
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The prefect (of the Bas-Rhin Josiane Chevalier) has decided to ban, from December 1 at midnight to January 3 at 8:00 am, the port, transport, purchase, sale and transfer of all fireworks and pyrotechnic articles (category C1, F1, C2, F2, C3, F3, C4 and F4)
”, indicates the prefecture in a press release. Only fireworks for professional use remain authorized for persons with adequate approval. Just like in neighboring Germany, in Alsace, firecrackers and fireworks traditionally resonate with force on New Year's Eve, regularly causing serious injuries and even deaths.
On the last night of New Year's Eve, a 25-year-old man died "with
his head torn off
" by a firework mortar, in a village between Strasbourg and Colmar, and several other people were injured in the Bas department. -Rhine.
The previous year's New Year's Eve had been marked in Strasbourg by violence against the police and firefighters, targeted in particular by fireworks.
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In addition to these regular accidents, the Bas-Rhin prefecture stresses that, given the health situation, it is "
essential during this month of December to avoid any spontaneous gathering linked to the sale or use of these fireworks
".
In addition, the maintenance of the Vigipirate plan at the level "
enhanced security - risk of attack
", "
the use of fireworks and pyrotechnic articles is
likely to disrupt the mission of protecting the police
", specified the prefecture.