Use fire safely this wedding season

Published 3:15 pm Friday, June 8, 2012

As wedding season on the islands approaches, fire and rescue officials ask people to celebrate safely. Putting candles in paper bags to line a walkway or setting off paper “balloons” with a candle inside is a fire hazard, according to the 2009 International Fire Code. A safe alternative is to put battery-operated lights in bags to decorate a wedding or other kind of celebration, said San Juan County Deputy Fire Marshal Paul Turner.