Fireworks! 1969 | The Archivist Presents | #370

It’s fireworks’ night here in the UK on Saturday. Stay safe! his year, more than ever before, we’ve all become aware of the dilemma of Fireworks Night. 速 速 What is the answer to the toll of injuries - last year two and a half thousand? Is it legislation? Is the permitted age at which children can buy fireworks too low? We ask these questions while visiting a Fireworks Factory to see the safety precautions in-built in the modern firework. The tester fires off a quarter of a million a year in the interests of quality control. 速 速 All the Manufacturers and most responsible retailers are agreed on the need to sort out the anachronisms in the law and already refuse to sell to children under age. If only parents could share the same responsibility and impress on their children the hazards of foolishness. If not, the spectacular display with which this newsreel ends may soon be the only way to enjoy a firework display. The fun and excitement of the back garden Bonfire night may soon be a thing of the past. GV fireworks on display in shop. Shots fireworks being clipped and wrapped. MCU pan shelves full of fireworks. MS woman tester selects fireworks of each kind at random. MS fireworks being put into her tray. MS tester about to test firework. MCU firework being placed in earth. CU tester Norma Redrupp. MS touch paper is ignited then firework bursts into colour. HAS man packs boxes of fireworks. MS destination being stencilled on export crates. 4 shots destinations on crates. LAS sign “fireworks“. MS sign “no smoking“. GV interior of London store. MS boys look at fireworks in case. Various shots people ditto. MCU salesman instructs on the use of firework. Various night shots of elaborate firework display. You can license this footage for commercial use through AP Archive. Story number is: BM95331 Find out more about AP Archive: Twitter: Facebook: Tumblr: ​​ Instagram: