Sharp rise in injuries from fireworks raises alarm
By Wang Wen | China Daily | Updated: 2010-02-11 07:58
Emergency response plan at top eye hospital launched to deal with accidents
The number of fireworks accidents has rocketed since 2006, after the municipal government resumed its policy to allow fireworks over the lunar festival.
As many as 425 patients were hurt by fireworks in the first six days of 2009's Spring Festival, reported Beijing newspaper The First.
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