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.

Individual states have been lifting their restrictions on fireworks available for consumer purchase over the past decade. These restrictions most commonly pertain to the types of fireworks, projectile ...

Firework-related injuries remain a significant cause of preventable morbidity worldwide, with ocular trauma among the most severe outcomes. Explosive forces, thermal burns and flying debris can ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Despite Cedar Rapids’ and Iowa City’s ordinances prohibiting fireworks within city limits, hospitals say ...

ROCKFORD (WREX) — While the 4th of July night sky is a tradition many families eagerly look forward to, doctors say it's best to leave the pyrotechnics to professionals. "Who have ambulance and fire ...

Around 9,700 people were treated in emergency rooms due to fireworks injuries in 2023, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. More than half, about 66%, took place in the weeks ...

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 ...

Two teenagers have been left with horrific injuries after setting off what they thought was a homemade firework - only for it to be a pipe bomb. Carter Grabowski and Preston Sloan were lighting ...

OCEANSIDE, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — A 15-year-old boy suffered critical injuries after a firework detonated in his hand Thursday morning in Oceanside. According to the Oceanside Fire Department, crews, ...

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America will mark its milestone birthday this summer with a bang ‒ quite a few, actually. Ahead of the country’s 250th anniversary, firework retailers and pyrotechnicians said that they're seeing ...