Aksyon Radyo Pangasinan

DAGUPAN City – “We did it!”

This was the assessment of Dr. Jess Canto, director of Region 1 Medical Center, saying their “Oplan Paputok” campaign was successful with the help of the print and broadcast media.

Dr. Canto yesterday told People’s Journal that firecracker victims during the New Year revelry in the city was significantly lower. Only 34 persons were admitted to the R1MC compared to 51 last year.

Rolando Fernandez, R1MC chief nurse of the Surgical Department and Emergency Management staff, said aside from the 34 firecrackers blast victims, three others were wounded by improvised pillboxes and baby dynamites. Del Balano, 14, and Cristian Silot, 10, both of Mabila-o, San Fabian, Pangasinan, were hit by a pillbox explosion; and Adel Orjado, 29, of Madriaga St., Manaoag who was injured by a baby dynamite blast.

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FIRES hit the Cabanatuan City and Tayug, Pangasinan public markets and a residential house in Dagupan City.

No one was reported injured in the fires.

Probers said the two-hour fire that hit about one-fourth of the Cabanatuan City public market and a commercial building last Saturday was triggered by a wayward “kwitis.” Damage to property was placed at P8 million.

The blaze also burned four tricycles and an owner-type jeep parked near the area.

The blaze was put out by 17 fire trucks at 11 p.m.

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