Open AccessRoutine to Rare Risk - A Case Study of Firecracker Explosion Disaster in India
Author(s) -
Faisel T Illiyas,
Shibu K. Mani
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
plos currents
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.282
H-Index - 49
ISSN - 2157-3999
DOI - 10.1371/currents.dis.d5a27e47c8decbd4263813a15c47e07e
Subject(s) - fireworks , damages , citizen journalism , emergency management , work (physics) , public relations , law , political science , history , engineering , mechanical engineering , archaeology
In India quite a few religious festivals and cultural fairs are accompanied by public display of fireworks. The grandeur of the festivals is often evaluated by the common man with respect to its colorful firework displays. Firecracker accidents during mass fireworks at public display venues may be disastrous in its consequences and damages. A fire cracker disaster which occurred during a religious public firework display event at Puttingal in Kerala, India was documented and analyzed to figure out the safety concerns and good practices, towards making a reference for effective emergency management.