last year, including 11 fireworks-related deaths, according to the U.S. More than 10,000 fireworks-related injuries were treated in emergency rooms in the U.S. In Indiana, a man was injured Sunday after a mortar firework was launched into his vehicle, Fox 59 reported.In Michigan, several people suffered minor injuries, and one person was taken to a hospital Monday night after fireworks landed in a crowd during a fireworks celebration in Allegan, the city told CBS.The Byram Township Police Department said three people were arrested on charges in connection to the case including reckless endangerment. In New Jersey, a person suffered severe burns after a home fireworks display ignited and struck a group of people on a nearby barge Monday night.In Los Angeles, a man lost part of his hand while lighting fireworks in an intersection, KTLA reported.Also in Illinois, a 58-year-old man was critically injured after a firework exploded in his face in Cary on Sunday night, the Lake County Sheriff's Office said.In Illinois, a 22-year-old man and an 18-year-old man from London Mills, suffered hand and fingers amputations while shooting off fireworks Tuesday, the Knox County Sheriff’s Department said.In Massachusetts, a 40-year-old man suffered "traumatic injuries" to his leg and hand from a firework explosion in Yarmouth, the Yarmouth Fire Department told CBS.In Connecticut, NBC reported two people including a 16-year-old girl were injured Tuesday when an illegal fireworks display stand in Somers tipped over and launched toward a crowd.The woman's identity was not released.įatal Texas fireworks explosion: 1 dead, 4 others injured after fireworks explosion in Gilmer, Texas, ahead of July 4 event Firework-related injuries 2023 Several area homes and vehicles were also damaged, the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office said. In Michigan, 10 people, including a 43-year-old woman who died, suffered injuries in Park Township Monday night after a home fireworks explosion.His identity was not immediately released. In Missouri, police said fireworks Tuesday night likely sparked a garage fire at a home that killed a St.In Kentucky, Brian Simpson, 48, of Florence, died Tuesday night after deputies determined Simpson was attempting to light a commercial-grade firework using a homemade mortar tube, the Boone County Sheriff's Office said.Also in Texas, a 15-year-old died in a firework-related incident on Tuesday night, the Amarillo Police Department said.In Texas, Jared Scott Maddox, 58, of Gilmer, died and four others were hurt Tuesday morning when a house caught on fire from "fireworks explosions and other volatile incendiaries," according to the Upshur County Sheriff's Office.These incidents are among nearly a half-dozen reported firework-related fatalities police and fire officials said have taken place across the nation during this year's Fourth of July festivities.īelow is a round-up of deaths as well as and other major pyrotechnic-related injuries reported so far across the U.S. A man in Kentucky was killed trying to light a commercial-grade firework with a homemade mortar tube.
A woman died and nine other people suffered injuries after fireworks exploded at a Michigan home.
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