Safety tips from
Aurora Crackers
Celebrate safely
A few simple habits keep every celebration happy. Please read these with your family before you light the first cracker.
Do
- Burst crackers only in open spaces, away from houses, vehicles and anything that can catch fire.
- Keep a bucket of water and a bucket of sand close by.
- Light crackers at arm's length with a long agarbatti or sparkler, then step back.
- Wear cotton clothes. Tie back long hair and loose clothing.
- Children must always be with an adult.
- Read the instructions on each box before you light it.
- Store crackers in a cool, dry place away from flames and electrical points.
- Burst crackers only during the timings allowed in your area.
Don't
- Never relight a cracker that did not go off. Wait, then pour water on it.
- Never hold a lit cracker in your hand or put one in your pocket.
- Never burst crackers inside a house, a vehicle or a narrow lane.
- Never light crackers near petrol, gas cylinders or dry leaves.
- Never point rockets or sky shots at people, houses or trees.
- Never burst crackers near hospitals, animals or elderly people.
If someone is burnt
- 1Cool the burn under clean running water for at least 10 minutes.
- 2Do not apply ice, toothpaste, oil or ink on the burn.
- 3Cover it loosely with a clean cloth and see a doctor for anything more than a small burn.
- 4For an eye injury, do not rub. Rinse gently with clean water and go to a hospital at once.
Fire: 101 · Ambulance: 108 · Emergency: 112