The attackers used a car to ram through the gates of their home before setting the vehicle on fire so that the blaze would spread to the house, the mayor said in a statement.
Then when his wife, Melanie Nowak, tried to flee with the children, aged five and seven, they were attacked with firework rockets.
I also came across an article saying somebody shot a firework at his helicopter the other day. I can see him being a little wary of fireworks at the moment.