Hainan News [Lantern Festival is coming to Haikou Iron Police Reminder: Light Kong Ming Lantern, please stay away from the railway and port] Every 15th Lantern Festival of the first month, people usually light up Kong Ming Lantern (commonly known as "Sky Lantern") to pray for blessings and good wishes. This year's Lantern Festival is approaching, and on February 19, the Haikou Iron Police specially reminded the public to go to an open place to fire Kong Ming lanterns, away from the railway line and ferry port. Haikou Railway Public Security Department Hai'an South Station Police Station police said that Kong Ming lantern is based on the principle of hot air balloons, the air is inflated by the heat generated by the lift-off, the fuel it carries can be lifted off and floated for about an hour, such as improper discharge, resulting in fuel falling along the railway line or ferry port, it is very easy to fire risk. According to Article 53 of the Regulations on the Administration of Railway Safety, which came into effect on January 1, 2014, it is forbidden to raise low-altitude floating objects such as Kong Ming lanterns, kites and balloons within 500 meters on each side of the railway power line, and if the above provisions are violated, the public security organs shall order corrections and impose a fine of between 10,000 and 50,000 yuan on the unit and between 500 and 2,000 yuan on the individual. Therefore, the Haikou Iron Police especially reminded that to fire Kong Ming lanterns, please go to an open place to discharge them, do not go near the ferry port, along the railway line, so as not to cause serious consequences and harm others and harm yourself. (Reporter Wang Yanzhen)
Source: South China Sea Network
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