Fatal accidents and riots are not uncommon on New Year's Eve in Germany, where setting off fireworks is permitted for a limited number of hours, stretching into New Year's Day. The day before ...

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 ...

Jan. 1 (UPI) --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 have been killed in chaotic New Year celebrations in Germany, as authorities also condemned a series of incidents on New Year's Eve in which police officers and firefighters were attacked ...

BERLIN — The German government on Wednesday condemned a series of incidents on New Year’s Eve in which police officers and firefighters were attacked and injured, mostly with fireworks.

Germany has been plunged into New Year's chaos ... one firefighter were injured in confrontations or attacks during New Year's Eve, leading to 400 arrests, city officials said.

Authorities warn the public every year of the danger of household firework operations around New Year’s Eve and Independence ... in fireworks accidents in Germany, where hundreds more were ...