Overview
- Brandenburg logged 737 police deployments and 21 pyrotechnic injuries, a quieter night overall than last year but with more wounded reported by officials.
- A powerful blast in Berlin-Spandau devastated a Woolworth store after a tipped battery ignited stored fireworks including a ‘Kugelbombe,’ slightly injuring a child, police said.
- In Traun, Austria, a suspected stray rocket set a multi-building roof ablaze, prompting the evacuation of about 70 people and sending several to hospital, according to firefighters.
- Hamburg police reported 1,398 operations with ten officers injured, including incidents where pyrotechnics were fired at responders, while city crews collected about 16 tonnes of debris at major hotspots.
- Municipal cleanups concentrated on city centres as residents faced legal duties to clear sidewalks; Dresden deployed a 43-person crew expecting roughly 60 tonnes of debris, and authorities urged waiting until midday, using gloves and reporting suspected duds to fire or police.