Mumbai police bans bursting of firecrackers & chinese lanterns at certain locations in the city

The Mumbai Police have decided to prohibit use of bursting of firecrackers and Chinese lanterns on New Year eve at Gateway of India, Marine Drive and Girgaum Chowpatty. The move was made keeping in mind the fire safety issues.

"Firecrackers and Chinese lanterns can pose serious fire concerns and keeping this in mind we have decided to prohibit their usage on New Year. Suitable action will be taken against those who would be found violating police orders in this regard," said a police officer.

An officer from Mumbai Fire Brigade Sanjay Manjrekar said, "It was after the fire in an under construction building in Malad, which broke due to the use of chinese lanterns the norms were made more stringent. The flying lanterns pose a fire hazard as they have a candle inside and the lantern flies wherever the wind takes it. We cannot predict the wind pattern and thus there are high chances that the lanterns can enter a premise and cause fire. Even if it is a open space like Gateway of India, the Chinese lanterns are unsafe from a fire safety stand point."

BAN IN SOME SPOTS

According to Mumbai police, firecrackers and Chinese lanterns pose serious fire safety concerns and as such they have been banned in certain places