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Council Member Simcha Felder (D – Brooklyn) encourages Passover observers to exercise caution during the upcoming holiday; particularly during the traditional burning of chametz (bread, grains and leavened products) which cannot be eaten during the holiday.
Felder encourages those celebrating Passover to abide by the Fire Department’s limit of ten pieces of chametz for burning.
FDNY has stated that this rule will be strictly enforced and that any firefighter who observes a larger amount being burned has been instructed to promptly extinguish the fire.
“These rules exist for everyone’s well-being,” says Felder. “I wish everyone a safe and wonderful holiday.”
Families are encouraged to ensure that fires are supervised by a mature, responsible adult with easy access to water or a fire extinguisher.
Fires should be kept away from parked cars and the use of aluminum foil, paint thinners, lighter fluids or any other flammable liquids is strongly discouraged.
Fully extinguished chametz should be put at the curb in plastic bags by Wednesday morning, April 8th for collection.
I saw someone with a big fire roasting meat and vegetables on utica avenue In one of those steel bina and the fireman were just looking on. If I want to take a garbage bin and burn chometz all of a sudden there is a limit??????