Overview
- A short Instagram video shows David Beckham lighting a firework in a plant pot, stepping back, then returning before it erupts and startles him.
- The family marked Bonfire Night with a small patio display at their Holland Park home, with Victoria captioning the clip "careful" to her 33.2 million followers.
- RoSPA reports human error accounts for over 75% of firework incidents and urges people never to return to a firework after lighting.
- Insurance expert Helen Rolph advises having a responsible adult and water nearby, and soaking spent or misfired fireworks before disposal.
- UK rules bar fireworks between 11pm and 7am except on Bonfire Night (midnight cut-off) and on New Year’s Eve, Diwali and Chinese New Year (1am).