India, Oct. 18 -- New Delhi

Medical experts at major hospitals in Delhi advised people to take necessary precautions during Diwali celebrations, especially in light of the selective approval for green firecracker use this year, citing an annual spike in burn injuries due to flames at home around the festive season. They advised people to take caution while lighting diyas and lamps too.

The Safdarjung Hospital, which has the largest burn unit and clocks one of the highest burn injury caseloads, reported nearly 200 burn injuries, of which around 40 cases involved oil lamps. Most of the victims were women, said doctors.

Citing a case from last year, doctors said that Sunita Dikshit, a 59-year-old woman from Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh, was de...