Revellers injured after German fireworks show goes wrong
Child among people injured by fireworks display
- At least 19 people, including a child, were injured, four seriously, after a fireworks display went awry at the Rheinkirmes fair in Düsseldorf, Germany, on Friday evening.
- Emergency services and fire crews were deployed to the event where images showed fireworks exploding dangerously close to the ground.
- Eyewitnesses reported that some rockets flew sideways or detonated low, with a few even landing in the Rhine River.
- Düsseldorf fire services confirmed that police have launched an investigation into why the fireworks display malfunctioned.
- Organisers ended the fair early for the day and are currently deciding whether to continue the traditional fireworks at next year's event.