Srinagar : Apni Party President Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Monday urged authorities to launch an awareness campaign to educate the public about the dangers associated with the unsafe use of heating devices, such as gas and coal heaters, electric blankets, blowers, and other gadgets.
In a statement issued here on Monday Bukhari said “In the light of the series of tragedies that have occurred in recent days, including the incident in Srinagar’s Pandarethan where five members of a family, including three minor children, died from suffocation caused by toxic gas from a heating device the J&K Apni Party demands launch of an awareness campaign to educate people on the safe and proper use of these heating devices and gadgets”.
In a post on micro blogging social networking site “X” previously called “Twitter) Bukhari wrote “Urgent awareness campaigns are needed to prevent tragic incidents and deaths caused by the careless use of heating devices like gas and coal heaters, electric blankets, blowers, and other gadgets.”
He further said, “It is imperative to raise awareness about how improper use of these devices can increase levels of poisonous gases and deplete oxygen in rooms, leading to suffocation. I urge the administration to initiate an awareness campaign through all possible mediums to educate the public about the dangers of unsafe use of these devices.”
