After another New Year's Eve marked by damage and injuries from fireworks explosions across Berlin, some local politicians are calling for other measures to crack down on illegal fireworks. On New Year's Eve and New Year's Day,

Another New Year's Eve marked by scores of injuries and five deaths from fireworks explosions across Germany has renewed debate about stricter rules on fireworks or a possible nationwide ban. Even though this year's celebrations were deemed largely peaceful,

German police on Wednesday, said at least five people died across the country from accidents linked to powerful fireworks Germans traditionally set off to celebrate the new year. Germans celebrate New Year’s Eve with a particularly intense usage of fireworks,