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Girl injured while playing with fireworks in North Philadelphia, police say

By Tom Ignudo

/ CBS Philadelphia

CBS News Philadelphia

A girl was injured while playing with fireworks in North Philadelphia on Thursday, police said.

The incident happened on the 1700 block of North Bailey Street at around 3:30 p.m., according to police. 

Police said the girl was taken to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia after the incident. Her condition isn't known at this time.

The incident is under investigation.

Tom Ignudo

Tom Ignudo is a digital content producer at CBS Philadelphia. Before he joined CBS Philadelphia in 2021, Tom covered high school and college sports for the Philadelphia Inquirer. He covers breaking news, sports and more.

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