All in the name of tradition, some 52 people were injured this year during Elche’s Nit de l’Albà fireworks extravaganza, although this is one of the lowest figures recorded.
Twenty-five years ago, 245 people were registered as receiving medical assistance during the event, which has then reduced, a decade ago sitting at 63 people, 10 of whom were seriously injured.
In 2024, a total of 52 people required medical assistance. Of these, 49 have been treated for minor injuries and 3 people were more seriously injured, with second-degree burns on different parts of their bodies due to accidents when handling fireworks.
One of the factors attributed to the reduction in injuries is restricting the throwing of fireworks and associated games to a specific area, and this was the source of the majority if injuries. This year, some 150 people took part in that event.
