Overview

• Mexico City’s SSC task force “Zorros” staged a controlled display showing how different firecrackers can cause burns, skin loss and mutilations.
• The CNPC and SSPC advise buying only from authorized sellers in open, low-quantity settings, using devices away from homes and cables, and keeping water, sand or an extinguisher ready.
• Health authorities instruct people not to use creams, ice or toothpaste after an accident, to rinse with clean water and to seek urgent care at the nearest clinic or hospital.
• Officials urge the public to report clandestine manufacture, storage or sales of pyrotechnics, warning these practices endanger surrounding communities.
• National coordinator Laura Velázquez says preventive actions were reinforced in hubs such as Tultepec and Tultitlán and notes sales are illegal in some states and restricted to trained adults.