Picture courtesy of Phuket City Municipality
Phuket City Municipality officials are addressing the fire hazard posed by unspent firecrackers at the landfill in Saphan Hin following this year’s Phuket Vegetarian Festival.
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Phuket City Municipality officials are addressing the fire hazard posed by unspent firecrackers at the landfill in Saphan Hin following this year’s Phuket Vegetarian Festival.
Large quantities of firecracker waste were collected after daily street processions and shrine activities during the festival, according to Phuket City Deputy Mayor Suphot La-ongphet. When strips of firecrackers were ignited, not all detonated, leaving behind unspent firecrackers containing unused gunpowder, which were then discarded as waste.
Suphot explained that these unspent firecrackers pose a significant fire risk when dumped at the landfill. He visited the site to discuss strategies with officials from the Waste Disposal Group at Phuket City Municipality’s Engineering Division on how to safely dispose of the large volume of firecracker waste.
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