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At least 19 people were injured in an incident involving fireworks at a fair in Germany’s Dusseldorf on Friday night.<\/p>\n
Among the injured was at least one child and four people who were seriously injured, the Dusseldorf Fire Department said early on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Nearly 80 fire and rescue personnel were called to the scene.<\/p>\n
According to the information, one of the fireworks detonated at too low an altitude for unknown reasons during the large fireworks display late on Friday evening.<\/p>\n
Police are investigating the cause of the incident but assess it to be an accident.<\/p>\n
Organizers of the Largest Fair on the Rhine, or D\u00fcsseldorfer Rheinkirmes, ended the festivities early due to the incident.<\/p>\n
In a statement, the organizers said they deeply regret the accident. A spokesman said they would now examine whether the tradition of the fair’s fireworks will continue next year.<\/p>\n
The fair, which has its roots in an annual celebration in honour of the city’s patron saint Apollinaris, began on July 11 and is scheduled to run until Sunday.<\/p>\n