New Year’s Eve celebrations less boisterous than usual

Prague fire-fighters had a busy night on the last day of the year getting close to 40 emergency calls, mostly to do with firework-related accidents, such as garbage containers on fire. In contrast to previous years the vast majority of these accidents resulted in material damage only, with people suffering only light injuries due to dangerous manipulation with fireworks. The CTK news agency notes that this may also have been due to the economic crisis, town halls organized fewer outdoor events and unlike other years there was no mega-concert on Prague’s Wenceslas Square.