Balotelli Signs Up As Safety Ambassador
Mario Balotelli, the Manchester City striker whose house was set on fire at the weekend after an accident with fireworks, has taken on an ambassadorial role for a regional firework safety campaign.
Balotelli scored two goals in City’s 6-1 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford, but had previously been in the headlines for the wrong reasons, with reports that he had been setting off fireworks in his bathroom, causing his house to catch fire.
Balotelli will now back the TREACLE campaign, launched in Manchester to give information about enjoying fireworks in a safe manner.
‘The newspapers got the story wrong about me and the fire at my house. I didn’t set any fireworks off, it was a friend of mine. I didn’t know anything about it until I heard the shouting coming from the bathroom,’ said Balotelli to Manchester City’s official website.
‘Luckily, nobody was injured, and my friend apologised to me for the damage to my house. It was a really stupid thing for him to do, someone could have been really hurt, and I was really, really angry with him about it.
‘They can be very dangerous if they are not used in the right way. People should follow the firework code.’
