Sydney Firework在Twitter上引用Darling Habour的网站截屏发布通知:原定本周六(2019年11月16日)晚上在Darling Harbour举行的烟花表演正式取消。
自上周五以来,新南威尔士州丛林大火夺走了四人的生命,并摧毁了400多座房屋。本周三晚,悉尼海港曾经举行过一场烟花表演,当时距离新州面临“灾难性”火灾危险、数十起大火不断蔓延仅仅过去了24小时。因而此举也遭到了人们的广泛批评。

The Darling Harbour firework is cancelled due to the NSW bushfires. Source: Sydney Firework Twitter
负责施放烟花的Howard and Sons Pyrotechnic公司主管安德鲁·霍华德(Andrew Howard)告诉AAP:“这不是我能决定的事情。我只是按照合同提供服务。”
霍华德表示,如果由他来作决定的话,他不会举行这场烟花表演,因为他知道丛林大火对整个社区产生了很大影响。我完全尊重反对者的立场。但他也重申,周三燃放烟花是合法的,因为当时全面火禁令已经解除。
新南威尔士州农村消防局副局长罗伯·罗杰斯(Rob Rogers)为周三晚上的八分钟烟花表演辩护,称其是安全的。另外,新南威尔士州交通局表示,他们将在周一再次审查水上烟花表演的许可证。

People and Medias on Twitter criticised a display on Wednesday. Source: Twitter

Andrew Howard said Wednesday's pyrotechnics were lawful. Source: Twitter
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