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