MUT meets fireworks factory official

The public relations officer of St Michael’s fireworks factory of Lija has met officials of the Malta Union of Teachers in a bid to assure them that nearby schools are in no danger.

The union earlier this week ordered part of the grounds of Giovanni Curmi Upper Secondary School to be closed because of its proximity to an area from where petards are let off.

The union said that fireworks factory official, Joseph Mangion, called at the Teachers’ Institute to explain that the fireworks factory was built according to legal requirements and no danger existed to the schools complex in Naxxar.

He agreed to provide the union with official documentation certifying that the distance between the fireworks factory and the schools conforms with the law. He also offered to provide all the necessary guarantees for the protection of the artificial turf recently laid on the grounds of the Upper Secondary School.

The fireworks factory will also ensure that the area is free from any unexploded material when petards are let off for the feast of Our Saviour at Lija, as has always been done.

Discussion will continue so as to ascertain peace of mind of all concerned, the MUT said.