Soak them with water and throw them away. Do not try to relight or handle malfunctioning fireworks.Keep a bucket of water nearby for emergencies and for pouring on fireworks that fail to ignite or explode.Set off fireworks outdoors in a clear area, away from houses, dry leaves, or grass and other flammable materials.Older children should be permitted to use fireworks only under close adult supervision.Sparklers, a firework often considered by many to be the ideal "safe" device for the young, burn at very high temperatures and should be not be handled by young children. Do not allow young children to play with fireworks.The Consumer Product Safety Commission offers the following tips to stay safe: Most of the injuries are burns and are linked to familiar devices like sparklers. Additionally, roughly two-thirds of all annual fireworks injuries happen around July 4. Officials say that, on average, 180 people go to the emergency room every day with fireworks-related injuries in the weeks leading up to and after Independence Day, and more than 16,000 reported fires are started by fireworks annually. Detectives are working to confirm the name of the person who was killed. Investigators believe crews at the venue were prepping for a later event when an accident happened, adding they don't suspect foul play to be involved.Īuthorities said fireworks and "other volatile incendiaries" were involved, but details of how the explosives were ignited are unclear.įour people were reportedly hurt, but Upshur County deputies did not mention the extent of their injuries. UPSHUR COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) - A fireworks explosion in east Texas left at least one person dead and several others injured on July 4, according to the Upshur County Sheriff's Office.Īccording to a news release, Upshur County deputies responded to a major fire at The Firehouse Nine Farm Event Venue at about 10:33 a.m. One person was killed, and four others injured after a fireworks explosion on the 4th of July resulted in a major fire in Upshur County, deputies say.
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