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Andrea Plewig Reports Losing Sight in Left Eye After New Year’s Fireworks Accident

She now backs a firecracker ban after surgeons could not restore her vision.

Overview

  • Plewig says the injury occurred in her Potsdam garden shortly after midnight when an ignited battery went off immediately and a pressure wave struck her eye.
  • NRZ, citing Bild, reports that doctors performed two operations but her left-eye vision could not be saved.
  • She maintains she had prepared the fireworks carefully, exposed the fuses, and kept children at a safe distance.
  • The TV presenter recently finished chemotherapy for breast cancer, with her last treatment at the end of 2025 following a 2024 diagnosis.
  • Outlets including Focus Online and NRZ rely on Plewig’s statements to Bild and her Instagram posts, with no independent medical verification reported.