Five people have been killed and dozens of emergency workers are injured as firework chaos overshadowed New Year’s Eve celebrations in Germany.

Five people died from fireworks accidents in Germany on New Year’s Eve, triggering calls to ban celebrations with pyrotechnics in the streets.

Five people died across Germany and a police officer was seriously injured from accidents linked to the powerful fireworks Germans traditionally set off to celebrate the new year, police said

Five people were killed in accidents, many others were severely injured and hundreds were arrested throughout Germany as the nation celebrated the turn of the year. The celebrations were described as 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,