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  A fierce blaze engulfed the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, a 159-meter building which is part of new CCTV complex, on last Monday, the last day of festivitIEs for the Chinese Lunar New Year. The devastating fire, which started by an illegal Fireworks show, has added fuel to a long-running debate about whether Fireworks should be allowed in the center of citIEs like Beijing.

  Some people said that setting off fireworks might be suitable in rural area, but not in a dense and modern city like Beijing. The custom can give rise to serious problems, such as noise and air pollution, or even tragedy like this. From 1985 to 2005, China averaged 467 deaths a year from Fireworks accidents.

  In fact, beijing baned fireworks within the city center from 1993 to 2005, and nearly 300 other cities also instituted bans. But the prohibitions provoke an angry reaction among city dwellers, who complained that the 2,000-year-old tradition was dying out and there is little feeling of the holiday during the Spring Festival without fireworks. So after 12 years, Beijing and other citIEs relaxed the restrictions, allowing Fireworks to be set off in downtown area on selected holiday.