WILLEMSTAD - The fire brigade has tested fireworks again for the past days. They do this every year prior to New Year's Eve. Head of prevention department of the fire brigade Dikmar Oleana explains that testing has already started before Christmas and that the last tests have been carried out in the past two days. Two types of fireworks were rejected.
The tests were done in collaboration with the Environment Department of the Ministry of Health, Environment and Nature (GMN).
The tests measure, among other things, the sound that fireworks produce. The bangs should not exceed a certain number of decibels. The length of the wick is also considered. Fireworks that go off too quickly, so too short a time between lighting and going off, are dangerous.
"Two types of fireworks were rejected. These are the so-called 'cakes'. These fireworks will be destroyed. Only fireworks that have been approved can be removed from the containers and transferred to the points of sale," said Oleana.
During testing this year, extra checks were made for fireworks for children.