A 38-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a series of pretty fireworks set off in Jurong West that appeared in a video uploaded to Facebook on Deepavali (Sunday, Oct. 27).

In a statement shared with Mothership, the police said it received a report at about 8pm of someone setting off fireworks along Jurong West Street 73, with no injuries reported from it.

The police conducted follow-up investigations and arrested the man, who has not been identified, on Tuesday, Oct. 29. Its investigations into the incident are ongoing.

If charged and found guilty of discharging dangerous fireworks, the man faces a fine of between S$2,000 and S$10,000 as well as a jail term of up to two years.

The police also stressed that it is an offence to "possess, sell, transport, send, deliver, distribute or import any dangerous fireworks", and that it has zero tolerance for acts that endanger the safety of others.

Fireworks set off above multi-storey carpark

The fireworks were set off in the space above a multi-storey carpark on Sunday evening, in view of four HDB blocks surrounding it.

You can watch a video of the fireworks here:

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Previous cases

Fireworks were set off in Yishun in 2017 resulting in the arrest of three men.

In 2018, fireworks were set off in Little India, Paya Lebar, and Yishun on another occasion.

Top photos: screenshots via Fake News - Singapore Facebook page