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Harborview Medical Center has released the number and types of firework-related injuries treated from this year's Fourth of July celebrations across Western Washington.
Last year, firefighters responded to more than 50 fires started by fireworks, and dozens of people were injured.
SEATTLE — Fireworks thrown from a car hurt a man in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District Monday night. At 11:55 p.m., Seattle police were called to a possible shooting in a parking lot ...
One wrong move can change a person's life – and those people tend to be young. Almost a quarter of injuries are among people between 15- and 24-years-old and most are men. "I don't remember ever ...
MONROE, Wash. — A man suffered catastrophic hand injuries from 4th of July fireworks and ultimately had to have the appendage amputated, Snohomish Regional Fire & Rescue reports.
Citing data that shows fireworks were responsible for 156 injuries and 271 fires in Washington last year, with the highest concentration of incidents occurring on the Fourth of July, the state ...
Fireworks may only be discharged in unincorporated Pierce County on July 4 between 10 a.m. and 11:59 p.m. The use of fireworks is prohibited in Crystal Mountain, Fircrest, Greenwater, Gig Harbor ...
Last year, 11 Americans died from fireworks injuries and more than 14,700 were treated in emergency rooms, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. In more than one-third of cases, ...
A sharp spike in the number of fireworks-related injuries last year sparked renewed warnings from the nation's top consumer safety watchdog as fireworks usage increases around July 4th revelry ...
Fireworks are “by far” the most frequent source of injury, according to Biernbaum. “We see everything from minor hand and facial burns to severe trauma from fireworks exploding in close ...
Harborview Medical Center released the number and types of firework-related injuries treated from this year's Fourth of July across Western Washington.