FESTIVE seasons are occasions to celebrate, but when revellers go too far, it poses a danger not just to themselves but to others.
Not long after a similar incident in Johor, a viral video now purports to show people setting off fireworks in the middle of Jalan Kuala Kangsar in Ipoh.
Did another reckless incident involving fireworks take place as claimed?
VERDICT:
TRUE
Police are investigating the incident, Perak police chief Comm Datuk Mohd Alwi Zainal Abidin confirmed on Tuesday (Nov 10).
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"We will check if there are CCTV recordings in the area.
"We take a serious view of this, as it poses a risk to motorists," he told a press conference.
"Such incidents should not happen, as celebrations should be done at locations that do not disturb road users or the general public."
A video of the incident went viral on social media platforms and shows several individuals with lit fireworks close to vehicles waiting at a traffic light.
