Safety tips to know immediately – No jokes here!!

• Never light Diyas or candles near the curtains or any other hanging decorations of the home.
• Make sure candles are fixed firmly on a surface that is steady and not inflammable.
• Diya near electrical wiring is a big no.

Dressing festive but safe – 

• Cotton cloth only for your Diwali clothes. One of the most important of safety tips.
• Synthetic fibers are a strict no for Diwali.
• Well fitted over loose and flowy clothes to avoid catching fire.
• Not the best look but a saree or dupatta secured at the waist will save you.

Firing crackers big and small – 

• Never store the fire crackers near the place where you are lighting the crackers or electrical wirings. .
• Go to any outdoor, open space, like a garden, a park or an open terrace.
• Place crackers properly on a firm surface only and avoid using hands directly.
• Never let the children light fire crackers alone; ensure that they are supervised by more than one adult.
• Light fire crackers at a distance from the gathering.
• Always move away after lighting a fire cracker.
• Dispose the firecrackers immediately in a bucket of water.

First aid for burns – 

• Keep a bucket of water, sand or fire extinguisher near the place where you are firing the crackers.
• In case you got fire on your cloth do not rush instead step on it or roll on the floor to cut down the oxygen supply to the fire quickly.
• Keep a first aid box ready for Diwali.
• In case of incidents of mild burn, the burnt area of the body can be washed in cool water at for 10 minutes followed by an emolient.
• For severe cases of burn, douse water for 15 mins and then rush to doctor.
• In case of severe burn, remove the clothes from the body of the person immediately and keep him/her wrapped in a thick cotton bed sheet before taking to the hospital.