WASHINGTON — A new federal report shows that more Americans are being injured or killed by fireworks, with more than 11,500 injuries reported in 2021 alone. The report, from the U.S. Consumer Product ...
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a warning ahead of the Fourth of July weekend, adding that firework-related injuries have increased in recent years. From 2006-21, injuries from ...
While dozens were treated at Eastern Iowa hospitals over the weekend for fireworks-related injuries, this year’s holiday brought fewer emergency incidents than previous years, local providers say.
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Honolulu police and state law enforcement officials stepped up joint enforcement against illegal fireworks on New Year’s Eve, ...
Everybody knows fireworks are dangerous but every year, thousands of injured consumers wind up in hospital emergency rooms with injuries that range from minor to fatal. The Consumer Product Safety ...
A 31-year-old man brought to Grandview Medical Center told police he was injured during a fireworks incident Tuesday night, a Dayton police report showed. The victim was brought to the hospital by a ...
Despite Cedar Rapids’ and Iowa City’s ordinances prohibiting fireworks within city limits, hospitals say they still saw injuries from the July Fourth pastime in their emergency rooms over the holiday ...
A Richmond teen is out of the hospital after he said a firework exploded in his hands.