Nova Scotia Power is warning parents of small children about a safety concern regarding LED lights the company handed out at the Parade of Lights in Halifax Saturday night.
David Rodenhiser of Nova Scotia Power says the battery compartment of the clip-on LED flasher – intended to promote pedestrian safety – is not secure.
He says the IWK Health Centre has reported two incidents of young children ingesting the batteries.
The utility urges 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.
Rodenhiser says approximately 4,700 in the colours blue, yellow and red were handed out at the parade.
