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Reckless firecracker users? Public can complain to BFP, PNP

Reckless firecracker users? Public can complain to BFP, PNP

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Updated Dec 24, 2016 12:07 PM PHT

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The Bureau of Fire Protection urged the public Saturday to report the reckless use of firecrackers this season.

FS/Supt. Wilberto Rico Neil Kwantiu, regional director of BFP in Metro Manila, said they are currently intensifying their information campaign to remind the public how to prevent fire caused by firecrackers and pyrotechnics.

"Pwede ho tayong mag-raise ng complaint, di lang sa Kawani ng Pamatay-sunog pati sa ating partners sa PNP. Yung pagbibigay ng impormasyon sa kawani ng pulisya at sa pamatay-sunog, kung ito pong ating mga kababayan ay naging pabaya sa kanilang paggamit ng paputok," he said in a radio DZMM interview.

(They can raise complaints not only with the BFP, but also with the PNP. You can forward information to the authorities if there are those who have been careless in their use of firecrackers.)

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Kwantiu cautioned against the use of firecrackers in areas where there are higher chances of fire spreading such as densely populated areas.

"Sana yung ating mga kababayan ay maging responsible naman na dapat doon sa tamang lugar magpaputok para maiwasan natin yung sunog," he said.

"May posibilidad na mataas ang aksyon na ibibigay ng Kawani ng Pamatay-sunog kung kami po ay makakatanggap ng report mula sa ating mga kababayan na nagsasabing merong mga kababayan na naging pabaya at naging reckless sa paggamit ng paputok," he added.

He noted, there is currently no law prohibiting the use of firecrackers or fireworks in the entire country except for local government ordinances that have the same effect.

He urged barangay officials to actively roam around and inspect if the residents are using firecrackers safely.

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"Wag ho tayo basta basta lang magpaputok para i-enjoy natin yung kapaskuhan. Isipin natin na ito ba yung ginagawa ko, ito bang pinapaputok ko ay hindi ba magiging sanhi ng sunog dito sa lugar namin?" he said.

"At huwag ho tayo basta basta lang magtapon ng paputok kahit saan—sa gate ng ating mga kapitabahay, malapit sa kung saan may naka-imbak na papel, mga flammable liquid. Tingnan po natin yung lugar kung saan pwede tayong magpaputok," he added.

(Also, let us not dispose of the firecrackers in inappropriate areas—the neighbor's gate, where there are papers or flammable liquid stored. Let us be wary of the places where we use the firecrackers.)

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