dangerous fireworks

Image
Police officers in the Netherlands look out at a group of people on the street as fireworks explode over their head just after midnight on New Year's Day.
1-1-2Politics
Dutch government unveils €100 million compensation for fireworks ban
Image
Fireworks usher in the New Year on the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam. 1 January 2024
1-1-2Business
Fire Service chair warns public: Respect first responders during last year of fireworks
Image
Police officers in the Netherlands look out at a group of people on the street as fireworks explode over their head just after midnight on New Year's Day.
PoliticsBusiness
Nationwide firework ban puts Dutch sellers at risk of major financial losses
Image
A protest
CrimePoliticsCultureLifestyle
Utrecht protests end without major incidents despite three arrests
Image
A person under arrest
Crime
Man arrested after beating woman who confronted teens over fireworks in Raamsdonksveer
Image
The front of a Dutch fire department vehicle in 2022
Crime1-1-2
Heavy fireworks cause explosions, van set ablaze in Kerkdriel
Image
The front of a Dutch fire department vehicle in 2022
1-1-2
Zeeland dune fire burns area equal to three football fields; fireworks suspected
Image
Police officers
Crime
Police break up illegal Limburg car meeting involving 600 vehicles
Image
Riot police
1-1-2PoliticsBusiness
Seven arrested in Uden after violent clash at asylum center meeting
Image
A bulletproof and stab-resistant vest worn by Dutch police officers. November 2023
Crime1-1-2
Police officers attacked with fireworks outside Naaldwijk café; No arrests made
Image
Crime scene tape
Crime1-1-2
PEC Zwolle fans' buses, police attacked with fireworks from viaduct near Almelo
Image
Young man at a doctor's consultation
Health1-1-2
Record number of firework-related eye injuries during New Year's celebrations
Image
Interior view of the empty AFAS Stadion on Oct. 3, 2013 in Alkmaar, Netherlands.
CrimeSports
Police to conduct preventive searches ahead of AZ-AS Roma match in Alkmaar
Image
Police officers were pelted with fireworks in Eindhoven in 2023
Crime1-1-2Politics
Dutch lawmakers renew push for nationwide fireworks ban
Image
Police officers in the Netherlands look out at a group of people on the street as fireworks explode over their head just after midnight on New Year's Day.
Crime
Man sentenced to six months for throwing fireworks at police in the Hague
Image
A surgical team at work during an operation.
Health1-1-2Business
Fireworks injuries far more severe this year than previous New Year’s, surgeons say
Image
Police officers in the Netherlands look out at a group of people on the street as fireworks explode over their head just after midnight on New Year's Day.
Crime1-1-2
New Year’s Eve in the Netherlands: riots, arson, and injuries across provinces
Image
More than 800 kilograms of illegal fireworks were found in a company building on the Cornelis Verolmeweg in Sassenheim
Crime1-1-2
Police receive record number of anonymous tips about illegal fireworks
Image
Customers pack an Amsterdam shop to buy fireworks on New Year's Eve 2024
1-1-2Business
Final day for fireworks sales begins after busy Monday
Image
Crime scene tape and a police car, with police officers in the background
Crime1-1-2
Explosions in the Netherlands double from previous year; Rotterdam tops list
Image
Fireworks usher in the New Year on the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam. 1 January 2024
TechNatureCultureLifestyleEntertainment
Erasmus Bridge fireworks show to proceed despite powerful wind
Image
Fireworks explode in the sky in Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel in the Netherlands during the 2019 New Year’s celebration
PoliticsCultureLifestyle
Voluntary firework-free zones gaining popularity in some Dutch towns
Image
Illegal Cobra fireworks
Crime
Police seized record amount of illegal fireworks ahead of Christmas
Image
Fireworks usher in the New Year on the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam. 1 January 2024
1-1-2Lifestyle
Firework sales surge amid bans, police seize 4,000 kilos at German border