Medellín woke up with a new balance of people burned by gunpowder, a problem that Mayor Federico Gutiérrez described as “absurd” and “unnecessary”after the city recorded seven injuries between the night of November 30 and the early morning of December 1. Although the figure represents a reduction compared to the 11 cases last year, the mayor assured that “seven is too many.”
According to the report from the Ministry of Health, those injured in Medellín correspond to four people who were manipulating pyrotechnic devices and three who were only observing. Among them there are two adult women, three men and three teenagers, one of them with burns on the face, neck and trunk from handling a fireworks display.
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Given this panorama, Gutiérrez made a strong call to citizens: “What is absurd is that one, knowing that gunpowder is dangerous, goes out looking for problems and ends up getting a burn that changes one’s life,” express.
The president insisted on the seriousness of the use of gunpowder not only due to human injuries, but also due to the environmental impact and damage to pets and wildlife.
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The mayor also referred to citizen behavior during the night of the Christmas lighting switch-on, where there were numerous calls for fights and family arguments associated with alcohol consumption.
“Let’s behave well. If you don’t like a drink, don’t drink it. How lazy drunks are, causing problems,” he stated.
Gutiérrez reiterated that Christmas “it’s just getting started” and asked to enjoy the lighting and the cultural offering without putting one’s own life or that of others at risk: “This depends on everyone. We cannot have a police officer for every citizen. Citizen culture, please.”
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