Yang Lifei/Shanghai Daily news
The Shanghai Fire Control Bureau has issued a list of 10
Dos and 10 Don'ts for local residents buying fireworks, to ensure a safe and
lively Chinese Lunar New Year.
Fire officials stressed that fireworks
should only be purchased at standard businesses, which have been granted
Shanghai Pyrotechnics Sale Permits by local fire authorities.
In
addition to looking closely at the exterior of the fireworks and the packaging,
customers are advised to look for a digital anti-counterfeit sticker on every
firework to distinguish between quality fireworks and counterfeits.
Police have also set up a hot line, 6232-2110, and are calling on the
public to provide tips about anyone producing or selling fireworks illegally in
the city.
If a tip proves helpful, the caller will be offered an award
of 20 yuan (US$2.40) for each box of contraband pyrotechnics seized.
As
a usual practice before the Spring Festival, local fire authorities will destroy
a large quantity of illicit fireworks that were confiscated recently at an
artillery base in Fengxian District today.
10 dos
1. Purchase fireworks at stores with a Shanghai Pyrotechnics Sale
Permit.
2. Purchase fireworks with a digital anti-counterfeit sticker.
3.
Pyrotechnics should be kept away from sources of heat or fire.
4. Choose a
safe place.
5. Set off fireworks in accordance with the directions.
6.
Shut doors and windows when leaving home to prevent flames entering.
7. Keep
your balcony, roof and yard clean and get rid of flammable materials.
8. Take
back the cover cloth on air conditioners so that they don’t catch fire.
9.
Fill any small holes in the exterior walls of your residence to prevent
sparks.
10. Call police to report any illicit pyrotechnics.
10 don'ts
1. Don’t make fireworks purchases from street peddlers or illegal
outlets.
2. Don’t take fireworks onto public transport facilities.
3.
Don’t buy large pyrotechnics that may pose danger to people or buildings.
4.
Don’t stock pyrotechnics at home.
5. Don’t set off fireworks from the
balcony or a window.
6. Don’t ignite fireworks pointed at the doors or
windows of other buildings.
7. Don’t ignite fireworks along roads where such
practice is forbidden.
8. Don’t set off fireworks near gas stations, power
stations or high tension wires.
9. Juniors should not set off fireworks
alone.
10. Don’t get closer to check whether a pyrotechnic has caught fire
once it is ignited.
