3 more injured by firecrackers

MANILA, Philippines — A week before the New Year revelry, three more individuals suffered injuries from firecracker blasts, the Department of Health (DOH) said yesterday.

In a report, the DOH noted that this brings to seven the total number of firecracker-related injuries since surveillance started on Dec. 21.

“This year’s cases is 30 percent lower than the cases reported in 2018 (10) and 56 percent lower from the five-year (2014-2018) average of 16 cases for the same time period,” it added. 

Data show the youngest victim is a four-year-old girl from Region 2 while the oldest is a 29-year-old man from Metro Manila. 

The injuries were caused by baby rocket, boga, kalburo, kwitis, luces and mini bomb.