MCG fireworks on hold over fears for 3500m² of flammable cladding - The Age

Fireworks at the MCG could be a thing of the past owing to the risk posed by thousands of square metres of flammable cladding covering part of the Northern Stand.

Experts say that fireworks are hot enough to ignite some types of flammable cladding and point to a fatal blaze in Beijing in 2009 that was set off by Lunar New Year celebrations. Concerns about cla… [+3928 chars]

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