################################During the years before fire crackers were *banned in Singapore, children hunt for unexploded ones on the streets. The adults had long strings of them, hung from higher floors of buildings or cranes. And as 60s Chinese New Year music filled the air from loudspeakers, the firecrackers exploded in unison... It was fun, fun, fun.
*"A partial ban on firecrackers was imposed in March 1970 after a fire killed six people and injured 68. This was extended to a total ban in August 1972, after an explosion that killed two peopleand an attack on two police officers attempting to stop a group from letting off firecrackers in February 1972.
However, in 2003, the authorities allowed firecrackers to be set off during the festive season. At the Chinese New Year light-up in Chinatown, at the stroke of midnight on the first day of the Lunar New Year, firecrackers are set off under controlled conditions by the Singapore Tourism Board.
Other occasions where firecrackers are allowed to be set off are determined by the tourism board or other approved organizations. However, they are not allowed to be commercially sold (Wikipedia)."
Images: National Heritage Board, Singapore.
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