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Every year around this time, Local Police and Fire Department intensified its oversight regarding the sale of pyrotechnic products and the installation of traditional bonfires on the night of San Juan, in different parts of the city, neighborhoods and councils.
Since a few days ago Local police officers inspected the premises where sold firecrackers, rockets, flares.
The special device ahead of the festival of San Juan, will comprise approximately 120 actors, including ordinary and extraordinary service to the troops who will join the Fire Department and Civil Protection.
By the evening of Saturday 23, due to the bonfires of San Juan, the local police provided a wide deployment to ensure maximum safety, ensuring the normal development of the fires in different strategic points of the city and both citizens and visitors can enjoy tranquility of a traditional night of the year.
During the day yesterday and the hours before the fires burning, it must be inspected by the Fire Department, in order to approve and ensure maximum safety, considering its size, location or fuel used for burning.
It is also advisable for the proper handling of pyrotechnic devices, always turn the wick on the end in strict accordance with product instructions, do not store fireworks in pockets, or put them on bricks or bottles, it is important not to throw fireworks at anyone, within 500 meters of wooded areas, nor turn them inside the house or near the face or body.
Local Police and Fire, make a special appeal to citizens to act with wisdom and caution in order to enjoy this special night, and recalled the use of public transport as the best way to avoid traffic congestion resulting from the crowds.
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SAN JUAN WITHOUT INCIDENT
First and foremost there must be an adult person caring for the enforcement of security measures set out below.
About where the fires are prepared:
In no case shall be prepared in the following places: within or within 500 meters of a forest, woodland or field continuous risk less than 15 meters from facades, parked vehicles, trees, street furniture (benches, litter bins, street lights. ..) Within 15 meters of airline service (electric, phone ...).
Not be lighting fires on cobblestone or asphalt, if it obtains exceptionally municipal permit to do so, you will need to spread a layer of sand at least 10 cm thick under fire and with radius 2 meters more than that of the stake.
Around a campfire there will be 15 m radius completely clean of vegetation and combustible materials.
Should be available in places where not disrupt the way to emergency vehicles and access to these vehicles.
Other safety measures:
The maximum height of a fire is 4 m.
Do not ever turn it on with flammable liquids.
Do not pull the fire cans or sprays, may explode.
Do not pull the fire papers or tissues, the wind can lift and carry away the fire spreading.
Do not burn tires and plastics cause significant pollution.
Once the fire burned, complete with water turned off or land.
Handling of firecrackers and rockets:
Do not put firecrackers near the face or body.
Never throw a firecracker against anyone.
Turn on each product only instructions.
Do not light any fireworks device at home.
Do not store fireworks in your pockets.
Do not cut the end of the strakes thunder can explode violently.
Do not use rockets with the broken reed.
Do not throw rockets caught by hand.
Always turn the wick on the end.
Do not throw fireworks within 500 meters of woodland or forest.
Never put fireworks in bricks, bottles etc., Exploding shrapnel that can cause much damage.
If a firework does not light but not touch it until after half an hour later, then put it in water.
What to do in case of emergency:
If we see that a person is burned:
Apply cool water two or three minutes in the affected area, cover with gauze or clean cloth and go to a hospital.
Do not break blisters.
Do not apply ointments, creams or disinfecting any kind.
Do not start the remains of clothing that may have become attached.
If we burn the clothes:
No running, it will fan the flames.
Tiraos rodad to the ground and smother the flames.
Tapaos face with his hands so that the flames will not reach the face and hair and so fumes will not reach the lungs.
Make sure you have the flames off before the clothes and take away the ye diminish ought never you mind.
For any emergency call 112.
Other measures of prevention "N RELATED
Recommended for people who live near where they make bonfires, to withdraw the clothes that may have hung to dry and flammable or combustible furnishings that can be near or on balconies.
It is also recommended that ground floor with gardens nearby, are free of litter and dead branches have these gardens and even prepared a hose with water.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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