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Child loses hand in fireworks explosion
The Broward Sheriff's Office is investigating how a 6-year-old boy lost his hand after a fireworks explosion in Deerfield Beach Tuesday morning.
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The Broward Sheriff's Office is investigating how a 6-year-old boy lost his hand after a fireworks explosion in Deerfield Beach Tuesday morning.
The Broward Sheriff's Office is investigating how a 6-year-old boy lost his hand after a firework explosion in Deerfield Beach Tuesday morning.
The Broward Sheriff's Office is investigating how a 6-year-old boy lost his hand after a fireworks explosion.
In a separate incident, a woman in Homestead was hospitalized after she was also struck by a stray bullet in Homestead.
Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue said the fireworks mishaps happened in West Park and Deerfield Beach.
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A total of four apartments were damaged by the fire, no injuries were reported.
Thousands of fireworks-related injuries are treated in hospital emergency rooms across the country each year.
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