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The L.B.I. ground on the East Coast Demerara is currently on fire. According to eyewitness, someone apparently set the ground on fire in an attempt to burn the dry grass for tonight's event. The fire quickly spread and destroyed the fence. There are a number of tents currently set up in the ground. Fire fighters are battling the fire to contain it.
India's supreme court banned selling firecrackers during Diwali
igniting an uproar as some saw the ban as an attack specifically on Hinduism's biggest festival.
Chetan Bhagat, the writer behind Bollywood blockbusters 2 States and 3 Idiots, sparked a massive debate
after pumping out a series of tweets objecting to the ban to his more than 10 million followers.
Pallavi Pratap, an lawyer who argues in front of the Supreme Court of India, told Trending that she saw the ban as a "small sacrifice" for a cleaner environment.
Pratap herself was nearly blinded and permanently scarred after a firework accident on Diwali years ago. Firecrackers, she said, leave her "terrified."
"Bursting crackers is not the only tradition to uphold," Pratap said. "[My niece] suffers from respiratory problem and especially around Diwali, she requires a nebuliser to be able to breathe."
