Worker injured in suburban Chicago fireworks accident
Posted July 03, 2016 7:00 am
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. (AP) - A pyrotechnician suffered burns after authorities say part of a Chicago suburb's fireworks display detonated prematurely.
A spokesman for Bridgeview said in a statement that the professionally trained fireworks installer was setting up a firework when it exploded around 1 p.m. Sunday.
The statement says that caused most of the remaining fireworks to "ignite in a rapid succession."
Authorities say the man was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
Bridgeview Fire Department Battalion Chief David Lis tells WBBM-TV the worker suffered burns to his extremities, chest and face.
The display, which the city says involved about $12,000 worth of fireworks, has been canceled.
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