Every year, it never fails, some morons get hurt playing with things that go boom! Below, read about this years mishaps, so far!
Man Loses Fingers In Illegal SF Fireworks Explosion
SAN FRANCISCO -- After a night of celebration, the use of illegal fireworks lead to severe injuries and fires. A man lost his hand in San Francisco, while a house in Oakland caught fire.
A man lost several fingers early Saturday when illegal fireworks he and three friends were setting off from a car while driving along San Francisco's Mission Street exploded prematurely.
Authorities said the four men were firing off professional grade fireworks around 2:20 a.m. when one blew up in the man's hand as he held it out of the window.
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Man injured by mortar-type firework in Port Huron
PORT HURON, Mich. - Authorities say a 51-year-old man was critically injured when he was struck in face by a mortar-type firework while a group of people was setting off illegal fireworks in Port Huron.
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Fireworks injury sends man, 22, to burn unit
Rescue crews responded Friday evening to a serious fireworks injury in the Ponca Hills area north of Omaha.
About 10 p.m., a 22-year-old male was taken to the Nebraska Medical Center with burns to his face. He was in serious condition and had been admitted to the burn unit, said spokeswoman Andrea McMaster.
A woman at the Ponca Hills residence declined to comment on the injury.
The man received facial injuries from sparklers duct-taped together, McMaster said, and was one of three patients treated for fireworks-related injuries Friday night in the medical center's emergency room.
Read more of this story at: Omaha.com
Baby Burned In Apparent Fireworks Blaze
SUMMERFIELD, Fla. (AP) - Marion County Fire Rescue officials say a 9-month-old boy suffered smoke inhalation and second-degree burns on his arms and face after three other children were playing with fireworks that destroyed their north Florida home.
A fire rescue spokeswoman said the infant was in the bedroom with the three children - ages 7, 6 and 4 - when the fire began Saturday morning.
Authorities say the children were playing with sparklers and matches when the wood frame home in Summerfield caught fire.
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Ohio Fireworks Accidents Injure Three
Police say a man lost part of his leg when fireworks went off inside his SUV in western Ohio. A police report shows the vehicle was parked outside a bar in Riverside at about 3 a.m. Friday when the blast blew the windows out of the truck. Medics transported the man to Miami Valley Hospital. Police were unavailable to provide further details.
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Bomb squad called for SUV packed with fireworks
Traffic on two lanes of southbound Interstate 5 was stopped Sunday night for something drivers don't see often: a bomb squad called in for a traffic crash.
State Patrol spokesman Keith Leary didn't have all the specifics about 10 p.m., but said a man who bought fireworks at an Anacortes stand was driving southbound near milepost 206 and Smokey Point when he rolled his Ford Explorer.
Troopers believe he was closely following the car in front him. The man tried to swerve right when that car braked, saw a car in the right hand lane and swerved left, but lost control.
The man's SUV was "packed with fireworks," Leary said.
Read more of this story at: SeattlePI.com
Boy, 3, is burned in fireworks accident
LEOMINSTER -- Two stray Roman candles hit a toddler during a Fourth of July celebration at a lakeside house in Leominster Friday evening, sending him to the hospital with second- and third-degree burns on his hands and legs, according to Leominster police.
The 3-year-old's father, Sean Maloney, 37, of Merrimack, N.H., could face charges ranging from using fireworks, which is illegal in Massachusetts, to felony child endangerment, said Police Lieutenant Michael Goldman.
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Illegal fireworks injure boy, 6, and uncle in East Side park, set house on fire
A 6-year-old boy and his 19-year-old uncle were burned by illegal fireworks set off on the Fourth of July in Willert Park, a small park just east of downtown, police and fire officials said.
The boy and his uncle were among several family members who had gathered in the park near the intersection of West Peckham and Mortimer streets when they were injured at about 11:15 p. m., authorities said.
The boy suffered second-degree burns to his leg and the teen suffered an injury to one eye. The injuries were caused by an exploding Roman candle or bottle rocket, Buffalo police spokesman Michael J. De- George said.
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Jones Beach evacuated after fireworks wash up
NEW YORK (AP) - A popular beach on Long Island was evacuated at the height of a holiday weekend after stray, unexploded fireworks washed ashore the day after a July Fourth show, state parks officials said Saturday.
Roughly 2,000 visitors were told to leave Jones Beach immediately after the seaborne shells began turning up around midday, officials said.
Beachcombers, parks staffers and lifeguards spotted the errant explosives, some of which measured 8 inches across, said George Gorman, deputy regional director for state parks.
Police scrutinized the sand and water from all-terrain vehicles, boats and helicopters. They dug into garbage cans to make sure no explosives had been picked up and thrown out.
The beach was to remain closed until sunrise Sunday as authorities continued searching for any remaining fireworks. None had exploded, and no one had been hurt, Gorman said.
The shells apparently stemmed from Friday night's show, launched from an offshore barge by Farmingdale-based Bay Fireworks.
Read more of this story at: The Associated Press
Fireworks display accident in Iowa injures 12
CHARLES CITY, Iowa (AP) - Fire officials in northern Iowa say at least a dozen people were injured during a municipal Fourth of July fireworks display.
The Charles City Fire Department says the accident occurred when ground level fireworks were exploding Friday night. Two helicopters were called in to assist. Most of the victims suffered minor injuries.
Read more of this story at: WHOTV.com