Q. Are paper sky lanterns safe?

Answer

The potential for starting a fire is the flying paper lanterns' most significant hazard. In essence, you are setting a small fire loose in the surrounding area, and you have no influence over the path or location to which way sky lantern will travel or come to rest. The lanterns are capable of reaching heights of up to 800 m, burning for twenty to forty minutes, and drifting in the air over several kilometres at a time. It is possible that one of the lanterns to ignite a fire in a building or among the foliage if it is knocked over while it is still glowing and falls to the ground. It's not hard to get Chinese paper lanterns and emergency flares mixed up with one another. Because of this, there have been a lot of false alarms, which has led to an unnecessary response by the emergency services. The lanterns reach substantial altitudes and have the potential to interfere with air traffic management. When the candle is extinguished and the lantern is knocked on the floor, it contributes to the litter that is found in the natural world. Wire, bamboo rods, or even paper, which are the materials used to construct the lantern, might cause animals to injure themselves.