BERLIN — German authorities say at least 19 people were injured, four seriously after a fireworks show went awry at a fair in the western city of Düsseldorf.

Emergency personnel were called to the Rheinkirmes fair in the German city of Düsseldorf on July 18 after fireworks exploded too close to the ground

Emergency services and fire crews were deployed to the Rheinkirmes event along the Rhine river, where images showed fireworks exploding dangerously close to the ground. The DPA news agency reported that a child was among the injured.

At least 19 people were injured in an incident involving fireworks at a fair in Germany's Dusseldorf in an accident that could have been caused by a container falling over, according to the police. Four people were seriously injured and taken to hospital.

A fireworks accident at Düsseldorf's city fair has injured 19 people, four seriously, after rockets veered into the crowd. Meanwhile, the German Red Cross says the country lacks basic crisis training.