Crime & Safety
Tri-City Man Blows Off Fingers with Firecracker Early New Year's Morning
The 28-year-old man was lighting an illegal M-80 or M-1000 firecracker when the accident happened, police said.
A Newark man blew several of his fingers off with a firecracker early on New Year’s Day, police said today. An officer was flagged down in the 6700 block of Cedar Boulevard at 12:30 a.m. on Jan. 1., Newark police said.
The 28-year-old man had blown off several fingers while lighting an illegal M-80 or M-1000 firecracker, police said. He was taken to a hospital with injuries not considered life threatening.
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