DR1 Daily News yesterday pointed out the dangers of fireworks and their proliferation in the streets of most of the cities, especially Santo Domingo, during this holiday season. No sooner had the news brief been circulated than one of the kiosks dedicated to the sale of fireworks along 27 February Avenue in Ensanche Quisqueya was blown apart, injuring one person and smashing several large windows in the area. According to Hoy, the cause of the explosion and fire was related to a welder doing work on the kiosk. (Truly, a surreal situation – welding in a kiosk filled with fireworks!) The owner of the kiosk, Melvin Montero, was arrested by police, who emerged on the scene with officials from Civil Defense and the Fire Department.