Firework thrown into Brighton bedroom (From The Argus)

Firework thrown into Brighton bedroom

1:00pm Tuesday 10th November 2009

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An exploding firework was thrown into the room of a sleeping couple.

Carl Wicker and his partner were asleep when the missile landed in his room spraying burning embers on to the bed.

The 34-year-old of Coleman Street, Brighton, said he had “no idea what was going on” until the rocket finally fizzled out.

The attack at about 3.30am yesterday morning comes just days after a Cornish woman died in a house fire appraently caused by fireworks being pushed through her letterbox.

Mr Wicker said:”I thought my room had exploded, bit of it were landing everywhere and it burnt a hole in my curtain.

“It was so loud that my ears are still ringing.

“It took me while to figure out what was going on so I didn't have a chance to look out of the window or anything.”

The self-employed internet technician who shares with three other people, said it would have been easy for someone to have thrown the firework into the ground-floor bedroom.

He added: “I had the top half of the window open, so it was easy just to throw it in and run off.

“I've never been able to stand fireworks or firework displays and this has only sealed my hatred of them and proved me right.”

A spokesman for Sussex Police, who also visited the address yesterday morning, said: “Any misuse of fireworks will be treated seriously by the police. This firework only caused very minor damage but it could have been a lot worse.

“Never throw or aim lit fireworks at people or property.”

Anyone with information about the incident should phone 08456070999.

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