Chinese New Year: The Aftermath

AP reports:

• At least 125 people were injured setting off faulty Chinese New Year fireworks Sunday in Beijing; three of the injuries were serious.
• One person had to have his eyes removed.
• There were 114 accidental fireworks-caused fires in Beijing.
• Nationwide: Accidental fires from fireworks killed 63 people in China over the holiday last year.
• Fireworks sales (by government-approved vendors) hit 380,000 boxes this year ( compare to the 240,000 sold last year).
• About 560 million illegal firecrackers were seized (more than four times the amount confiscated last year).