I know many people love fireworks displays and sudden loud noises, but as a dog dad, I'm not a fan. They were "cool" when I was 10 years old, but I grew bored of them quickly. In several states I've lived, it wasn't legal for residents to buy them and shoot them off. Regardless, in Maryland there was one insensitive fool who fired them off for hours nightly around July 4th and January 1st (scaring all the dogs in the neighborhood). So, today's story is about one of those fools- this one stuck his face in a firework after he lit it. Idiot.
Man looks into firework tube before it explodes in his face, Illinois cops say
Mike Stunson, The Charlotte Observer • July, 2, 2023
A man was left unconscious when a firework exploded in his face, Illinois cops say.
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said the 58-year-old man purchased “commercially rated fireworks” before a gathering Sunday, July 2, in Cary.
He was detonating the fireworks outside a home, but one did not discharge as expected, the sheriff’s office said. The man was looking into the firework tube when it ignited, exploding in his face, police said.
The explosion caused major injuries to the man’s head, authorities said. Deputies found him “in and out of consciousness” and he was taken to a hospital, where he was listed in critical condition, police said.
The fireworks, according to the sheriff, require a permit to be possessed and detonated. Criminal charges are possible, authorities said.
The sheriff said the remaining fireworks will be destroyed.
There were 120 people hospitalized with firework injuries last July in Illinois, according to the Illinois state fire marshal. About 15% of the injuries were to the victims’ faces.
Cary is about 50 miles northwest of Chicago.
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