Fireworks illuminated the night sky across Toronto on Monday night, but it was another Victoria Day tradition that has people talking the morning after; the annual fireworks war between rowdy Roman candle-wielding teenagers.

Toronto's main fireworks display was held over Ashbridge's Bay, and police were out in full force to prevent a repeat of the chaotic events witnessed during 2022's Victoria Day celebration.

Annual fireworks war but now the Cops are on us cause of the shit that happened last year in Toronto... Imma go home rn tho since I got a channel to get back to lol

— Zxous (@ZxousBBS) May 23, 2023

Crowds were comparatively orderly at Woodbine Beach this time around, however, a few dangerous incidents were recorded on Monday night, triggering a new round of debate on the use of these pyrotechnics by members of the public.

Enjoying an explosive evening of sights in Greenwood Park! #VictoriaDay #toronto #fireworks #leslieville pic.twitter.com/iJsEgw10Qq

— Greenwood Park Toronto (@GreenwoodParkTO) May 23, 2023

An employee of a Koreatown restaurant captured a scene on Bloor Street where a group can be seen shooting off fireworks toward a group of people, instead striking a storefront.

Korea Town Shooting | Victoria Day in Toronto

I work at a restaurant in Korea Town and at around 9PM the guests and I started hearing fireworks and screaming. At first I thought it was just regular fireworks until I saw a beam of light shoot across the street from the 1/ pic.twitter.com/C9MGqqxWt7

— cucumber (@ldotlao) May 23, 2023

Another driver shared dashcam video with blogTO, claiming that a group of teenagers attacked his Tesla with fireworks near Pearson Airport. Shakib Valizadeh tells blogTO, "As I was driving, three teens threw fireworks and thanks to my fast reaction, nothing caught on fire."

Dashcam video shows group of teenagers shooting fireworks at Tesla - 📹 Shakib Valizadeh #Tesla #Fireworks pic.twitter.com/rFKK01bq3c

— blogTO (@blogTO) May 23, 2023

Similar scenes unfolded across the GTA, including an incident involving a group of teenagers in downtown Oakville. Another fireworks shooting in Mississauga left two injured.

Halton police were called to downtown #Oakville Monday night for reports of a group of over a hundred teenagers shooting fireworks at each other. https://t.co/ZZYSnjQ4Wq

— Morning Live (@morninglive) May 23, 2023

One commenter even calls the dangerous act of aiming explosive pyrotechnics at fellow humans a “tradition.”

Shooting ppl with fireworks is a toronto tradition… so no pic.twitter.com/X0xm6t1ksL

— Shah (@matwarkh_shah) May 23, 2023

The City of Toronto does indeed allow the public to set off personal fireworks displays without a permit on May 2-4 weekend and Canada Day, but the recent trend of fireworks-related violence has some questioning the availability of these potentially dangerous displays.

We need to ban the sell of fireworks in Ontario before someone is seriously injured or killed. Every year, I witness young people firing the fireworks at people & homes @TPSOperations @Toronto_Fire @fordnation @TDSB_Oakwood

— 🎭 Sändra Cöle 🎭 (@Sandra_Cole44) May 23, 2023

Even when people can resist the temptation to point fireworks at others, their use outside of permitted hours is an annual nuisance to people with actual jobs who need to wake up in the morning.

Clearly half of Toronto needs to hear this: it’s after 11. Fireworks are illegal now. Literally stop.

— ☀️ (@shanavret) May 23, 2023

Others are finding their dog-walking routes taken over by kids shooting off fireworks.

@cityoftoronto @CityNewsTO @TPSOperations
What happened to firework bi-laws in Toronto ? I haven’t been able to walk my dog in 4 days in the evening due to kids setting off hundreds of fireworks until 1 am in Humber bay park. Pathetic no one will do NOTHING. People run free

— Kylie (@kylie_leblanc1) May 23, 2023

But, like every year, the biggest victims of fireworks displays continuing well past the 11 p.m. cutoff are the pets who simply don't understand the extended rumbling barrage. My own cat included.

Fireworks.. ban on personal property. Parks are fine. I think it's dangerous. It traumatizes animals. In my neighbourhood, I hear it well past 11pm. Don't mix a drunk Torontonian & 💥. You will get an endless night of no sleep. Chased my dog 10 blocks to get him. #toronto

— Maria97 (@Maria23TiAmore) May 11, 2023

Toronto skies — and potentially streets — will light up once again for Canada Day in just over one month.