The imposing “show” of fireworks that was recorded in the southern sector of Santiago

A large number of fireworks were felt after midnight on January 1 to celebrate the New Year 2021 in much of the Metropolitan Region.

According to a viralized record on social networks, the pyrotechnic show was strongly felt especially in the southern sector of the capital, where an impressive number of fireworks could be seen from various points.

The government reacted

The Minister of the Interior and Public Security, Rodrigo Delgado, had words about the continuous use of illegal fireworks registered in various parts of the country on the occasion of the New Year’s celebration.

The authority assured that they are investigating possible responsibilities for these acts, in addition to indicating that they are taking measures to control the use of fireworks in public and private places.

“There are many people who believe that using pyrotechnics is challenging authority. I want to tell those people that more than challenging authority, they are challenging their own neighbors, they are challenging the tranquility of families, children, pets who suffer. its indiscriminate use throughout the year “, declared the chief of staff, who rescued the bill promoted by the Government, which seeks to sanction more harshly the indiscriminate use of these devices.

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