Boy, 10, hurt after mishap with fireworks in North Miami Beach

MIAMI --  A North Miami Beach boy, 10, was hurt Friday morning in North Miami Beach during some type of mishap with fireworks, according to family and neighbors.

The child was airlifted to a local hospital after the incident but information about his condition was not immediately available.

Neighbors said the boy suffered a serious injury to his hand during the incident, which occurred at a home in the 2100 block of NE 170th Street.

The boy was outside when neighbors said they heard a loud boom. 

"It was like something exploded. The whole neighborhood shook," neighbor Ivana Higgs said. "It was a big bang."

The boy then ran in the home and asked his grandparents to call his mother who was at work.

A neighbor told CBS 4 that it appeared the boy may have lost several fingers on one hand during the incident and he also suffered injuries to his face, arm and chest.