Nova Scotia Power: LED Parade lights post safety risk for children

HALIFAX -Nova Scotia Power is warning parents of small children about a safety concern regarding LED lights the company handed out Saturday at the Chronicle Herald Holiday Parade of Lights.

The company says the battery compartment of the clip on the LED flasher is not secure.

Thw IWK Health Centre has already reported two incidents of young children ingesting batteries.

Nova Scotia Power are urging parents to keep the lights out of the hands of young children, and discard them if necessary. If a child is suspected of having ingested a battery, the child should

be taken to an emergency room for assessment.

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The lights distributed were blue, yellow and red in colour.

The flasher is intended to promote pedestrian safety.