Celebrate Deepavaeli Festival Safely

Bangalore: To ensure an accident free Deepavali Festival-2020 Karnataka State Fire & Emergency Service Department suggests the following safety measures.

Allow the children to light fireworks only under the supervision of adult members.  Do not light fire crackers inside the house but light them in an open space away from combustible materials.

Never wear loose, flowing clothes while lighting fireworks.  Hold sparklers away from the body.  Never bend over the fireworks while lighting them.  Light them from the side.

Never light fireworks under confinement in a metal container. Never keep fire crackers in the pocket.   Never store fireworks or unpack them near a flame or source of heat.  Never return to fire work once lit-it may explode or your face.  Never light a flower pot holding it in hand.  While lighting rocket like crackers, take precaution that it does not enter into an open window, door, open building , hut etc., As for as possible avoid lighting of rockets.  Never take unnecessary risk while lighting fireworks just to show off to your friends .

Keep a bucket of water handy while lighting firework and in case of any burn injury immediately pour clean water on the burned skin. Get all your friends together and pool in your fireworks and light them in an open space.  Have some adult to supervise the display.  This way you will be able to enjoy many more types of fireworks and it will also be safer and cheaper.

Do no light loud fireworks near aged, sick, animals and Hospitals.  In case of any fire accident public are requested to inform fire control room Phone  No. 101 in case of Bangalore City, apart from- 101, Phone No. 080-22971500 or 080-22971600 can be contacted

The guidelines laid down by the government for the COVID-19 disease that have spread throughout the country must be followed.