Hell Pizza ends fireworks sales: ‘The tide has turned’

Pizza chain Hell Pizza has canned its fireworks sales after customers raised concerns. Hell general manager Ben Cumming said: ‘‘A number of issues have been raised, from the safety of animals to antisocial behaviour. In light of these legitimate concerns, we feel the right thing to do is to stop selling fireworks. We started selling fireworks because it was fun and, from the outset, we have taken great care to ensure our firework sets provide safe and enjoyable entertainment . . . The tide has turned and we can’t ignore that.’’ Hell began selling fireworks five years ago.