A man in Pijnacker who bought fireworks. © anp.
Update New Year’s Eve is still in the run-up to the New Year peaceful. However, there were many complaints about fireworks Wednesday nuisance. Counter vuurwerkoverlast.nl stood Wednesday at 18:00 on 58 753 messages.
At that time there was legal fireworks are chipped. In the last hour of the ‘afsteekperiode’ there are more than a thousand reports received by the hotline, set up by the Rotterdam GroenLinks councilor Arno Bonte. Wednesday morning the counter stood still at 40,000 messages. Per hour were hundreds of calls.
The mild weather encourages of fireworks according to spokesman Leo Groeneveld of the Pyrotechnics Industry Association. He expects the industry on New Year’s Eve will have a turnover of up to 25 million. ,, It really fireworks again, not too much wind, dry and late tonight here and there light freezing ”
In several cities, police found illegal fireworks.. As was found in a hiding place in a flat in Uithoorn 300 kilos of illegal fireworks. Police found in a house in Almere whopping 315 pounds of illegal fireworks and a house in Elburg 150 pounds. Police in Hoogkerk arrested three people after they had agents Tuesday pelted with stones and heavy fireworks. Police in Groningen this place is extra vigilant and keep a unit of the ME on hand for possible riots on New Years Eve. It was the last days already restless in Hoogkerk.
Raddraaiers and arsonists can count on New Year’s Eve on a tit-for-tat policy. The sentencing for violence against paramedics or firefighters in the night between Wednesday and Thursday will be 200 percent higher than normal. This policy should help the party to let uninterruptedly.
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