Laoting Police Tip: Do n’t forget to prevent fire in Qingming

The Ching Ming Festival is coming. According to traditional customs, the activities of citizens going out and worshiping their deceased relatives will be relatively concentrated. In the past years, there were not many fires caused by the Qingming Festival memorial service, and the fire prevention during the Qingming Festival became more important.

Citizens have the custom of burning paper money, burning incense, and lighting candles when sweeping graves and offering ancestors. The cemeteries are mostly located in the mountains and forests. Once Mars is flying in the wind, and the spring is dry, it will easily cause a fire and cause tragedy. To this end, Laoting Police said that it will work with relevant departments during Qingming to carry out in-depth fire protection in key places such as crowded places, concentrated places of worship, tourist attractions, construction sites, warehouses and large open yards, stacks and other places. Safety inspections, strict management of field fires, and timely elimination of fire hazards.

At the same time, the Laoting police also reminded the public that during the Tomb Sweeping Festival, do n’t forget to prevent fire, so as to ensure safe sacrifice and civilized grave sweeping. Incense, paper burning and firecrackers must go to the designated place. When burning incense and burning paper, be sure to pay attention to the surrounding enclosure to prevent the burning fire paper from flying around; if there is a paper scrap with fire flying up, it should be extinguished immediately; after the worship, be sure to wait for the remaining fire to completely extinguish before leaving .

In addition, the Laoting police also pointed out that it is best not to burn incense paper or fireworks on the lawn, next to the gas pipeline, next to the high-voltage line, next to the car, next to the septic tank, reed haystacks and construction site, work shed to prevent triggering Fire and explosion. At the same time, it is strictly forbidden to occupy and block the fire exit, and the fire exit must be kept clear. In areas with dense forests and weeds, if there are regulations prohibiting the use of open flames, citizens can instead use flowers to sweep the graves to sacrifice their ancestors, which not only expresses their condolences, but also greatly avoids accidental fires.