The Birmingham City Council Licensing Committee are calling for a ban on Chinese floating lanterns.
These are also known as Kongming lantern or Chinese lantern, is a small hot air balloon made of paper, with an opening at the bottom where a small fire is suspended.
In Asia and elsewhere, sky lanterns have been traditionally made for
centuries, to be launched for play or as part of festivities. In recent
years there has been growing concern about their potential to cause crop
or building fires and harm animals that may eat their remains. Several
countries have banned them for that reason.
They are becoming more popular in this country and people from all back grounds are using them to celebrate birthdays and other occasions they have also become very popular at open air parties and so on.
There has been a major fire at a recycling plant in the midlands believed to have been caused by one of these lanterns which is why the Birmingham City Council are backing attempts to have them banned.
I have seen a number of these lanterns floating across the sky in Oscott and as a local Councillor I am always interested in the views of my residents especially as Bon Fire Night is approaching.
If you have one on this issue please Email me Keith.Linnecor@birmingham.gov.uk
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