Chinese New Year fire safety
Chinese New Year is the longest and most important celebration in the Chinese calendar. For many it's a time to celebrate the end of an old year and the beginning of a new one, at home and cooking special meals for family and friends.
Follow these tips for a safe Chinese New Year:
- Ensure you have working smoke alarms on each floor of your home
- If you plan to use fireworks, please ensure they carry safety standard marks, and follow all instructions
- Never light a damaged firework, and never return to one once it has been lit
- Only buy fireworks from reputable suppliers
- We do not condone the use of flying lanterns, please find an alternative
- Take care when cooking with oil as it is easily set alight
- Do not fill the cooking pan more than one third full of oil
- Never throw water on a burning pan. Get out, stay out and call 999
- Do not leave cooking unattended.