A largely peaceful New Year's Eve turned chaotic as fireworks killed five in several incidents across Germany, where hundreds also were arrested for rioting in Berlin and other cities.

Five people died across Germany in accidents linked to legal and illegal fireworks in 2025. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Five people have been killed and dozens of emergency workers were injured as a spate of incidents involving fireworks marred New Year’s Eve celebrations in Germany ... In the capital Berlin, ...

A total of 363 people were injured by fireworks in Berlin during New Year celebrations, fuelling the debate about a possible ban on the pyrotechnics in Germany. Of those injured, 52 were hospitalised, ...

Five people died across Germany and a police officer was seriously injured from accidents linked to the powerful fireworks Germans traditionally ... Some 400 people were detained in the capital Berlin ...

New Year's Eve in Germany is all about fireworks. Here are The Local's suggestions for where to watch them across the country, from Berlin and Hamburg to Cologne, Munich and elsewhere. Germans ...

Five people have been killed and dozens of emergency workers were injured as a spate of incidents involving fireworks marred New Year’s Eve celebrations in Germany. Despite calls for a ...

Berlin: Almost 1.5 million Germans backed a police union push Monday to ban fireworks on New Year's Eve after the latest celebrations were again marred by deaths, injuries and arrests. Critics have ...

Used fireworks are seen in front of a shop in Berlin's Weissensee district on January 1, 2025. Five people died across Germany in New Year's Eve fireworks accidents. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP ...

Five people died across Germany and a police officer was seriously injured from accidents linked to the powerful fireworks Germans traditionally set off to celebrate the new year, police said in a ...