上海自12月起已销毁18000余箱非法烟花爆竹   2015-02-13

 

ABOUT 18,000 boxes of illegal fireworks have been confiscated since December, the Shanghai Fire Control Bureau said yesterday.

Local authorities have been trying to restrict the sale of fireworks on the approach to the Spring Festival holiday out of environmental concerns and a desire to reduce accidents.

The move has sparked debate between those who say the lighting of fireworks is a longstanding Chinese tradition and those who claim they are a fire hazard and cause air pollution.

 

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