The court heard that in March this year, Noor Azhar bought a box containing 25 tubes of fireworks labelled “Happy Boom Shoot” from an unknown person in the Geylang area. 

He planned to use them during the Hari Raya Puasa celebrations the following month.

On the eve of Hari Raya Puasa, he discharged the fireworks at the grass patch in Yishun, with the fireworks hitting about 10-storeys high and lasting for about two minutes. Court documents did not state if this grass patch was near Noor Azhar's home.

Due to the commotion and spectacle caused by the discharge of the fireworks, members of the public became alarmed and called the police, who managed to trace Noor Azhar through surveillance cameras in the area.

The remains of the fireworks were then seized for analysis.

Two video clips of what had happened around the Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats were played in court.

On Tuesday, Deputy Public Prosecutor Norman Yew sought a S$5,000 fine as punishment. He told the court that Noor Azhar’s actions had caused unnecessary alarm to residents, adding that there was an element of premeditation.

During his mitigation plea, Noor Azhar said that he was deeply remorseful for his actions, which was “carried out without thinking”.

Under the Dangerous Fireworks Act, it is an offence to possess, sell, transport, deliver, distribute, import or discharge any dangerous fireworks in Singapore.

For his offence, Noor Azhar could have been jailed for up to two years or fined between S$2,000 and S$10,000, or both.