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Disturbing X-rays reveal the horrors of lighting off fireworks on the 4th of July

Fourth of July fireworks are an American tradition, but gruesome new images have revealed what can happen when these explosives aren't handled with care. A shocking collection of X-rays exposed the ...
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Fireworks needlessly destroy fingers, hands and lives every year, doctors say

The Fourth of July is anything but celebratory in the Emergency Room. Every year, doctors amputate fingers and hands damaged by fireworks. They try to save eyes. And sometimes they have to deliver the ...
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Recent high school grad at risk of losing his entire hand after a fireworks accident

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT/Gray News) - A Kentucky man says he is lucky to be alive after a fireworks accident last month changed his life forever. Andrew Stratton graduated from high school in May and, ...
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Fireworks are fun and beautiful, but can be deadly in the wrong hands

Fireworks have been an essential part of Fourth of July celebrations since the United States declared its independence from Great Britain. (Founding father and eventual President John Adams made the ...
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Good Question: Are there laws against lighting loud fireworks after July 4?

KENTUCKY (WKYT) - Are you still hearing people in your neighborhood celebrating our country’s independence? For today’s Good Question, someone who identified themselves as the owner of a frightened ...