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LATEST NEWS & EVENTS Bonfire Night injury risk revealed  People holding Bonfire Night celebrations over the weekend are being urged to take precautions to avoid spectators being injured. Every year, hundreds of people are involved in firework accidents, which can lead some to seek advice from a personal injury lawyer in Southampton. About half of these, roughly 500, occur at private or family parties. To tackle the problem, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) is urging people to follow the firework code. This states that category 2 fireworks, the type suitable for garden displays, cannot be sold to anyone under the age of 18 and under-18s are also not allowed to carry fireworks in a public place. Jennifer Henderson, home safety officer at RoSPA Scotland, said: "Fireworks are not toys - they are explosives and, as such, should be treated with respect." She added: "We urge people to brush up on the firework code to ensure their celebration goes off with a bang for all the right reasons." RoSPA recently suggest that accidents on the UK's roads could be reduced if the government permanently moved the clocks forward by an hour in summer and winter. Posted by Paul Stevens 
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