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Fireworks Seen In Jurong West On Deepavali Believed To Be Illegal

2019-10-28 , 10:00 am

There’s one thing you’ll definitely find on special occasions, be it on National Day or on New Year’s Eve.

Yeap, you got it.

FIREWORKS.

The only difference? Some places make DIY ones illegal while some do not. Singapore is one of the countries that has banned DIY fireworks, and for good reason.

It can be pretty dangerous. I mean they’re basically mini-explosions that fly upwards at alarming speeds.

Fireworks Seen In Jurong West On Deepavali Believed To Be Illegal

According to Mothership, a video posted on a Facebook page on Sunday, 27 October 2019 shows beautiful fireworks going off within a HDB estate.

One comment on the video said that the fireworks went off around Jurong West Street 73.

Uh oh police lai liao.

Coincidentally, it was Deepavali, so we can assume that the fireworks were set off in celebration of that.

From the video, we can see that the fireworks were high above the multi-storey car park perpendicular to four blocks of HDB flats.

The fireworks even had that *shimmer* *shimmer* effect and lasted pretty long too.

But look how close it is to the HDB block.

A quick search on google reveals pictures of what the estate looks like in the day.

This was probably the multi-storey carpark that the fireworks appeared above.

Past Incidences

Illegal fireworks were also set off on Deepavali in previous years at…

*drum rolls*

…Yishun. Yes, it could’ve happened anywhere, but it had to happen in Yishun.

The man responsible was given 3-week jail and made to pay a $5,000 fine for setting off the fireworks.

Pretty hefty fine to pay in exchange for a few seconds of pretty pyrotechnics.

I’m sure we’re going to see a man being arrested in Jurong West soon.

Fireworks Are Banned In Singapore

Lest you’re not aware, fireworks have been banned in Singapore since as far back as 1972.

The Dangerous Fireworks Act states that no person shall have in his possession or discharge any dangerous fireworks.

If convicted of the offence, they can be jailed for up to two years and/or fined between $2,000 and $10,000.

So yes, if you die die want to watch fireworks, just download an app and watch it through your small screen. There’s an app for everything.

Fireworks Seen In Jurong West On Deepavali Believed To Be Illegal

Fireworks Seen In Jurong West On Deepavali Believed To Be Illegal

Past Incidences

Fireworks Are Banned In Singapore

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