Illegal fireworks are always a problem around the Bay Area on Fourth of July and on Wednesday, Santa Clara County firefighters and doctors once again hoped to convince people to make better choices.
Fireworks are banned in most of the Bay Area. The so-called “safe and sane” fireworks are available in a handful of cities, including Gilroy in the South Bay. Dr. Sheckter also warns that fireworks aren’t the only holiday danger he sees around the holiday.
“If you get wasted and fall into a bonfire, you’re either going to die or you’re going to end up severely burned and on my burn unit for the next six months,” he said. “So please be so, so safe.” He added that people shouldn’t let kids roam around fires and to be alert any time anyone is near an open flame.
A video shows the moments after Duncan Reno’s daughter’s engagement dinner in San Jose Friday. They were hanging out and added oil to a fire feature, the same way they had done so at least twice before. Only this time, it exploded.“Everybody should just take a step back, take an inventory of what they have and really see how all that’s working properly,” said Reno. “Because it was instant and our lives changed. And we were doing nothing different.
The main message Wednesday was to be cautious around barbecues and fires, and to leave the fireworks to the professionals at established events.
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