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A fireworks explosion in Honolulu, Hawai'i on New Year's Eve has resulted in five deaths and two arrests. Then, on Jan. 31, two more adult couples who also had children present at the party were ...
The blast set off fresh calls for a crackdown on illegal fireworks that have become increasingly more common in Hawaii. Contraband explosives rock neighborhoods year-round but grow in frequency around the year-end holidays. Police have so far arrested 10 people in connection with the explosion. Authorities accused them of reckless endangering ...
The explosion also killed a 3-year-old boy, three women, one man and injured more than 20 people. The blast set off fresh calls for a crackdown on illegal fireworks that have become increasingly more common in Hawaii. Contraband explosives rock neighborhoods year-round but grow in frequency around the year-end holidays.
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"Never light fireworks in your hand or throw them,” he said in a statement. The New Year's explosion in Honolulu happened when a lit bundle of mortar-style aerials tipped over and shot into crates of unlit fireworks, causing a rapid-fire series of blasts. The U.S. military, at Green's request, flew six patients to Phoenix on Jan. 4. All were ...
Video of the resulting explosion shows a rapid series of blasts shooting fireworks in the air and around the front of a house. Hawaii’s counties have varying rules on other types of fireworks. On Oahu, the state’s most populous island, only certain types of firecrackers are allowed to be used during specific timeframes on New Year’s Eve ...
Pages in category "Fireworks accidents and incidents" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. ... 2016 San Pablito Market fireworks explosion;
Up to 300 tonnes of fireworks were reported to have been present at the market. [11] The explosion occurred at approximately 15:00 CST (21:00 UTC). [1] As of 24 December, at least 36 people died, [5] with at least 84 more injured. [5] Of the dead, 26 died at the site of the explosion and the remaining at the hospital. [12]