Fecked-up Fireworks Stories
July 5th, 2007
Woman dies in fireworks accident as family watches - CNN.com and for an example of how fucked the media is, check out what they have under the title of “Story highlights”
Story Highlights
ATF investigating where the commercial-grade fireworks came from Woman, 27, was unfamiliar with the aerial firework she was using Fiance and 8-year-old son watched as mother of twin toddlers died
Also from that article, this list of firework mishaps:
- Near Seattle, Washington, another man was shot during an argument at a fireworks celebration and died after aid workers trying to help him felt threatened by a hostile crowd, authorities said.
- In a Detroit suburb, an explosion that could be felt blocks away injured two brothers who authorities believe were trying to make fireworks in a maintenance building at an apartment complex. “Obviously something went wrong, we’re not sure if it was static electricity or they did something else stupid,” said Oakland County Sheriff’s Sgt. Kevin McCall. Authorities believe the two men, whose identities were not released, were using explosive powder to build fireworks, but said the explosion was under investigation.
- In Port Richey, Florida, a woman and her 5-year-old son suffered minor injuries when a man lit a firecracker in a fireworks stand, setting off a chain reaction of hundreds of fireworks. The woman sprained her ankle while trying to escape the burning roadside stand, and her son’s hair and head were scorched.
- In St. Pete Beach, Florida, a mortar from a fireworks show triggered an explosion that shattered 22 windows at a motel. Four people at the motel were cut by flying glass and eight working on the fireworks show suffered minor injuries, said city spokeswoman Natalie Strong
3 shot to death in dispute over fireworks
Six shot overnight in city streets
Edit to add:
Girl, 13 stabbed to death overnight (in dispute over fireworks)
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