Mangalore: Diwali Fire Crackers - Many in State Suffer Injuries
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (SP)
Mangalore, Oct 20: A youth named Parameshwar, living on Malemar Beach Road in the city, has lost one of his eyes, as the 'rocket' fired during the Diwali celebrations directly hit his eye. He is being treated at Fr Muller Hospital in the city. The doctors said that all the parts of his eye were destroyed due to the impact of the incident.
In the meanwhile, similar incidents have been reported from other parts of the state. Over 80 from Bangalore alone were injured, several of them critically, in the Diwali-related incidents. A major portion of the serious cases relate to the damage to eyes. Narayana Netralaya in the city treated 31 cases till now. On Monday, two critically injured patients were admitted into that hospital as in-patients, the hospital sources divulged. Other eye care hospitals like the government Minto Hospital, Netradhama Hospital and Modi Eye Hospital have treated a number of patients, many of whom have lost their eye sight.
Kids injured whilst bursting crackers during Deepavali celebrations being treated at the Minto hospital in Bangalore
Household goods located in a house belonging to Ashok Kumar in Chickpet were gutted due to fire created by a rocket that entered his home. An Innova car parked on B V K Iyengar Road was gutted in the fire created by fire crackers. The fire brigade personnel rushed to the spot and prevented further losses.
Rudalshahani, Kamalkrishna, Eliyas who are injured during Deepavali Celebration in Bangalore
Many of the cases relate to improper and careless handling of the fire crackers that can be very dangerous. Crackers like rockets and some others which move about swiftly and hence can not be controlled, do most of the damage. Over the years, advices about the need to carefully handle the fire crackers appear repeatedly in the media and other forums, but the people just do not seem to care.