Fireworks set off inside Vancouver apartment on New Year's Eve (VIDEO)

Some Vancouverites rang in the New Year in a very unsafe way: by setting off fireworks inside a downtown apartment.

Sgt. Steve Addison with the Vancouver Police Department confirmed officers responded to a building on Beach Crescent shortly after midnight on New Year’s Day after firefighters asked for help making contact with the people inside the unit.

“We don’t believe anyone was injured and we have not received reports of property damage,” Addison told Daily Hive.

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Several neighbours in Yaletown witnessed the indoor fireworks display, and Mariah Kaye-Turner uploaded a video of it to Reddit.

She was at a friend’s apartment in Yaletown celebrating New Year’s eve when they saw the people across the way launch fireworks off their balcony, with some exploding close to cars parked below. A few minutes later, another round of fireworks went off — this time inside the unit.

“I thought it was so crazy, I couldn’t believe what I was seeing,” she told Daily Hive. “We just thought people are so, so stupid. Why would you risk others?”

Just spoke with the witness who filmed New Year’s Eve partiers setting off fireworks inside a Yaletown apartment.

This was their first (more successful) attempt — the fireworks actually made it out of the unit pic.twitter.com/d50NagmG9L

— Megan Devlin (@MegDevlinn) January 6, 2023

After that, Kaye-Turner said four fireworks arrived at the building.

Other neighbours were quick to comment on her video, saying they also saw and were shocked.

“Dumbest thing I’ve seen this year,” one user said.

Daily Hive has reached out to Vancouver Fire Rescue Services for more details on what happened. It’s illegal to sell or use fireworks in Vancouver unless they’re discharged by a certified technician.