Bicol records 6 firecracker-related injuries on Christmas Day

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Bicol records 6 firecracker-related injuries on Christmas Day

/ 01:06 PM December 26, 2024

LEGAZPI CITY — The Department of Health (DOH) in the Bicol region said on Thursday (Dec. 26) that it recorded six firecracker-related injuries during Christmas Day celebrations.

In the Firework-Related Injury (FWRI) Surveillance, DOH Bicol said four of the victims were injured by an improvised canon, one with 5-star and another with a whistle bomb on Christmas Eve (Dec. 24) and Christmas Day (Dec. 25).

The agency reported that five of the victims were minors from the Albay and Camarines Sur provinces.

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READ: DOH: Injuries from illegal firecrackers up this year

In the last FWRI monitoring, the agency recorded 49 cases, mostly caused by kwitis, improvised canon, and 5-star.

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