Public Health warns about fireworks

[NewsWhore]

The Minister of Public Health is asking the general public to hold back on the use of fireworks over the Christmas season. This is a time when most Dominicans celebrate with nearly indiscriminate use of all types of fireworks. The minister, while recognizing the fact that children enjoy watching fireworks, also points out the number of victims, often fatal, that result when accidents happen. Bautista Rojas Gomez also criticized the existence of many illegal fireworks factories that do not follow the safety rules for handling such dangerous materials. The Public Health minister did emphasize that, while the burn units at the Luis Eduardo Aybar and Robert Reid Cabral hospitals in Santo Domingo and the Arturo Grullon Children's Hospital in Santiago were equipped to handle any emergencies, it was the ministry's duty to warn parents about the risks associated with this "dangerous attraction".

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