The dangers of using these outdated fireworks are unbelievable. Such as the release of harmful pollutants like sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and carbon monoxide. This can increase the risk of chronic cough and other lung diseases and can make symptoms worse for people with asthma (COPA).
Not to mention the serious injuries fireworks can cause including hearing damage and also the damage they can cause to homes and injury to people's pets. The cause of many wild fires, the damage to wildlife, these are just a few reasons the council should lead the way forward to ban the sale of fireworks. Images coming from Teesside regarding the use of fireworks are like images from Lebanon.
There’s enough gun powder getting released into the atmosphere without us adding to it just for fun. The tax should be trebled on the sale of these dangerous fireworks to start with. Stan Wilby, Darlington.
