The local community has plunged into mourning Saint Nicholas Crete from the tragic death of 33 years old Manoli from an exploding naval flare.

The tragic incident took place on Friday night in a pedestrian street of the city, when under unspecified circumstances, the naval flare which the 33-year-old wanted to trigger, exploded over the body of.

The 33-year-old who was taken to the hospital of Agios Nikolaos, had suffered very serious injuries and despite the fight given by the doctors, it was not possible to keep him alive.

What the authorities are looking into

According to information, the young man was having fun with his partner and two friends.

His two friends were arrested and one of the two handed over to the authorities both the flare that exploded on his friend and the rest lot allegedly procured, which it was found to contain flares where they had expired.

So beyond his script bad handlingpolice are also investigating the possibility that the flare that exploded was also expired.

Police sources report that the group of young people had set off about 20 flares before the fatal incident. Police even collected 10 detonated flares from the area.

Information states that the victim had an earlier accident with a firecracker, from which he even lost part of his limbs.