Have a safe Diwali

Enjoy Diwali with a lot of sweets and lights. Avoid crackers if you can. But if have to, then be sure that while you have all the fun, you are a tad bit careful and take some precautions to ensure that you enjoy a safe Diwali. Graphics

Enjoy Diwali with a lot of sweets and lights. Avoid crackers if you can. But if have to, then be sure that while you have all the fun, you are a tad bit careful and take some precautions to ensure that you enjoy a safe Diwali.

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Burns
1373 - Patients Safdarjung hospital, Asia's largest burns unit, received between 2002 and 2010, with firecracker injuries.

Eye burns/injury
Chemicals found in crackers such as carbon and sulphur cause blunt and penetrating injuries to the eye.

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