Fireworks offer a colorful celebration to the Fiestas Patrias, however they can also give way to accidents with the threat of burns, injuries, amputations or even death, due to their inadequate usage.
From the days leading up to Independence Day in Mexico, it is common to see the sell of rockets known as palomas, abejas, garras, cañones, brujas o chifladores, of national origin, to dragon eggs, camellias and butterflies of Chinese origin. However, Federal Firearms and Explosives Control prohibits the sale of these without proper permission.
Even sparklers, known as luces de bengala in Mexico, can cause injuries that . . .
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