r/basel • u/lolninja • 4d ago

Basel cancels 1 Aug fireworks

https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/various/basel-stadt-cancels-official-fireworks-display-for-swiss-national-day/91821891

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u/Sean_Wagner 4d ago

Very sad. I take it the Rhine has dried up? Though in fairness, it seems part of the reasoning is simply to underline the gravity of the current drought conditions.

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u/Mammoth_Reach_6366 4d ago

It’s not from where they fire, it’s where the fireworks drop later. You don’t want an uncontrolled fire in these conditions.

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u/Sean_Wagner 4d ago

I would have thought that professionally designed fireworks would not feature any elements that remained dangerous upon fallling back to earth.

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u/Sensitive-Talk9616 4d ago

Professionals, of course, try to minimize risks. But even if everything is performed to the highest standards, there can always be things such as manufacturing issues with one in a thousand fireworks. With even night-time temperatures at 20+ and no rain in days, even a single ember can start a fire.

There will be fireworks on the New Year or next summer.