A 17-year-old boy was killed after a high-powered, illegal firework exploded in a backyard — rocking a neighborhood with a blast so powerful residents thought it was a bomb. The explosive detonated ...

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German authorities say at least 19 people were injured, four seriously, after a fireworks show went awry at a fair in the western city of Düsseldorf. Fire squad and emergency services deployed after ...

Authorities in Massachusetts said the Wareham resident was “setting off fireworks at the beach when one exploded in his face” Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been ...

A 70-year-old man was reportedly killed setting off fireworks when one exploded in his face on a Wareham beach during Fourth of July celebrations, the Plymouth DA and State Fire Marshal announced ...

A 13-year-old boy from Naytahwaush, Minnesota died after being struck by a firework on the evening of Friday, July 4. According to the Mahnomen County Sheriff’s Office, officers responded to the 300 ...

Founding Father John Adams once wrote that American independence should be celebrated with "illuminations from one end of this continent to the other" Charna Flam is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She ...

Fireworks injuries and deaths increased significantly in 2024 compared to 2023. The most common firework injuries are burns to the hands, fingers, head, face, and ears. Sparklers, though seemingly ...

The Fourth of July is anything but celebratory in the Emergency Room. Every year, doctors amputate fingers and hands damaged by fireworks. They try to save eyes. And sometimes they have to deliver the ...

Parker Ball, 19, lost his right hand in a fireworks accident last week. Now he’s urging others to be cautious this Fourth of July. Parker Ball, 19, lost his right hand after a firework exploded while ...

PROPERTY. HE SAYS THAT TREE WAS ON. WELL, THE 4TH OF JULY WOULDN’T BE THE SAME WITHOUT FIREWORKS, RIGHT? BUT DOCTORS ARE NOW WARNING PEOPLE TO HANDLE THEM VERY CAREFULLY AS WESH 2’S PAOLA TRISTAN ...

An explosion at a Yolo County facility containing fireworks, leaving seven people missing, will not affect any scheduled fireworks shows in Contra Costa or Alameda counties, officials in those ...