Fireworks accident at St Pete Beach, typical of the growing fireworks problem

FIREWORKS ACCIDENT IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY BURNS A BABY

When a 4-month-old baby can sustain severe body burns just by being near a fireworks display, you know something is wrong with the safety precautions being implemented at fireworks displays across America these days. . In Montgomery County near Houston, TX on the 4th of July, the baby to whom this horrible accident happened was on her blanket 30 feet from where the fireworks were going off. One of the aerial shells from one of the mortar tubes that was shooting the fireworks into the night sky went to the side instead of up and landed on this baby’s blanket and set it on fire.

The baby sustained second and third degree burns to her arms and legs, causing her parents much heartbreak and anguish on the 4th of July, a truly horrifying end to what should be a day of celebration. Her parents had to take her daughter to the North Montgomery County Fire Department firehouse, where paramedics had to treat the baby for fire burns before taking her to a memorial hospital where she is still ailing. attend.

STREET. PETE BEACH FIREWORKS ACCIDENT DAMAGE 12 BYSTANDERS

When a set of engines that were being used to set off dozens and dozens of huge fireworks exploded in the St. Pete Beach area of ​​Florida, 12 people who were in the area to watch the fireworks display were burned when the gunpowder ignited. . and the mortar that was emitted in the subsequent explosion fell on them.

The blast also blew out some of the windows of the nearby Hotel Bon Aire. Four of the hotel workers were also injured, along with two other people who had to be rushed to a nearby hospital where they were treated for third-degree burns.

MELVINDALE FIREWORKS ACCIDENT RESULTS IN DEATH

Commercial-grade fireworks appear to be to blame for the death of Detroit resident Danialle Barse, 27, when she was struck in the head after a firework that was being shot through a mortar tube 3-inch went off target. The deadly fireworks veered violently off course and flew into the air toward where Danielle was standing in a nearby parking lot when she was on duty working at the car wash located there.

His 8-year-old son also witnessed this tragedy while this was happening, which makes this particular fireworks accident especially sad. A federal investigation has been launched to try to understand the exact cause of this horrible accident. The fireworks device in question is a box of 25 high-impact fireworks that were designed to go off in sequence in a grand finale that everyone was looking forward to. This latest fireworks accident is just one of the worst case scenarios that happened more this year than any other.

FIREWORKS ACCIDENT IN MIAMI COUNTY KANSAS LEAVES MAN DEAD

Brock Barrett, a 25-year-old man from Kansas, was trying to have a good time this July 4th holiday when he was igniting a large 4-inch mortar firework that exploded in his face. He was at a family party around 9 p.m. Tuesday when this explosion occurred.

These incidents should serve as a reminder that fireworks should never be treated like toys. They can be as deadly as a shotgun blast to the face if proper precautions are not taken. Let’s hope that July 4, 2008 will do much better when it comes to preventing fireworks accidents that result in burns and death.