Chemical experts are warning the authorities not to play with fire and to avoid the letting off of fireworks close to the new gas-fired power station in Delimara in future. While Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and Minister without Portfolio Konrad Mizzi attended a ceremony in Singapore yesterday to see off the new Floating Storage Unit (FSU) to be moored in Marsaxlokk Bay, experts said the accident last weekend in Marsaxlokk should be an eye opener. The fishermen's village was shaken last Saturday night when an explosion happened during the letting off of petards during the local feast celebrations. The fireworks were being let off from the Delimara area, close to where the new LNG-fired facility will be based. "Although the risk of an accident related to the LNG power plant from fireworks is minimal, the letting off of petards from the area should be avoided," chemical expert Alfred Vella, recently elected University Rector, told the Times of Malta. "The power plant and the LNG facility should be safe even if some incident related to fireworks were to happen," Prof. Vella insisted. "However, if it were up to me, I would not take any risks and would apply the most cautious...
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