Skull Fractures and Burns: Zhytomyr Region Residents Fall Victim to Fireworks
Police cannot respond to violations of bans on using fireworks.
On New Year's Eve, at least two residents of Zhytomyr Region were injured while trying to set off holiday fireworks.
One of the victims was a 40-year-old resident of the village of Nikolaevka in Yemilchyne District. As the State Emergency Service press center reported, the man lit a firework at a village club, and it exploded suddenly.
The victim was taken to the intensive care unit of the regional hospital with burns to the face, skull fractures and a fractured right eye socket.
Another accident happened in Zhytomyr itself, on Vostochnaya Street, reports Zhitomir.info. As police told the outlet, a local resident born in 1984 wanted to set off a firework, but it was not working. The man then decided to look inside the firework casing — and at that moment the charge went off.
The victim also survived but suffered serious injuries. He was taken in serious condition to the intensive care unit of the regional hospital.
At the same time, the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs explained why police do not respond to fireworks launches even though the use of pyrotechnics is supposedly banned in the country.
“We explain — the decision to ban pyrotechnics is made by city or village councils, each separately. For example, in Kyiv, the Kyiv City Council banned the use of pyrotechnics until the end of the Joint Forces Operation (JFO), that is, until our victory. However, the corresponding amendments were not made to the Criminal Code, the Criminal Procedure Code, or the Code of Administrative Offenses regarding liability for setting off fireworks. Under the Administrative Code, the police only monitor whether pyrotechnics are sold with quality certificates” — the agency said, and called on citizens to refrain from setting off fireworks.
Earlier, TK Media explained how to properly open champagne so as not to lose an eye when removing the cork from a sparkling wine bottle.
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