A New Taipei City firefighter was attacked by New Year’s Eve revelers as he tried to stop them from illegally setting off fireworks
Taiwan News
Date: 2018/01/01
By: George Liao, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News)—A New Taipei City firefighter was attacked by New Year’s Eve
A New Taipei City firefighter was attacked by revelers when he was trying to stop them from illegally firing off fireworks (By Central News Agency)
revelers when he was trying to stop them from illegally setting off fireworks on Sunday night. The attackers were arrested and the people who violated the Firework and Firecracker Management Act will be fined at least NT$300,000.
New Taipei City Fire Department said on Monday it dispatched eight personnel in four teams to the area around Taipei Metro’s Tamsui Station to enforce the ban on setting off fireworks illegally.
Near midnight, the firefighters found some revelers were going to set off fireworks and therefore went to confront them in an attempt to stop them from illegally setting off the fireworks. Then the alleged attack and clamor took place, the fire department said.
The fire department said a firefighter surnamed Chung (鍾) intervened to stop the people from igniting the fireworks but was yelled at by 10 people, four of whom even physically attacked him, causing him injuries. Another firefighter enforcing the ban called police for help. [FULL STORY]
