A 70-year-old man died following a fireworks incident within the Bay State on the Fourth of July, in keeping with officers.
The lethal fireworks incident occurred in Wareham.
“Massachusetts State Police, Wareham Police and the Massachusetts State Fire Marshal are currently investigating a fatal firework incident involving a 70 year-old male that occurred this evening,” the Plymouth DA’s workplace stated in a press release.
“The investigation is ongoing,” the workplace added.
This deadly incident comes a pair days after a fireworks explosion at a Cape Cod nation membership. Eight folks suffered accidents throughout that incident.
Fires, explosions, and severe accidents associated to unlawful fireworks spike every summer time in Massachusetts, and fireplace service leaders have been asking residents and guests to depart these harmful gadgets to the professionals.
Of the 220 fireworks-related visits to Massachusetts emergency departments from 2020 to 2024, 111 befell throughout June and July.
These months additionally accounted for 366 of the 559 fires and explosions attributable to fireworks throughout the identical five-year interval.
“Here in Massachusetts, fireworks have caused over 500 fires and explosions, more than 200 emergency department visits, and nearly $1 million in damages over the past five years,” stated State Fireplace Marshal Jon M. Davine. “They are illegal without licensing and certification because they are so dangerous. Please don’t risk a fire, an injury, or a day in court – leave fireworks to the professionals.”
Each accidents and fires held comparatively regular final yr and mirror a decline from the traditionally excessive numbers in 2020, when 75 ER visits and 187 fires or explosions had been reported statewide.
Massachusetts legislation requires police to grab any unlawful fireworks they encounter in the midst of their duties. This consists of fireworks that had been bought lawfully in one other state and transported to Massachusetts. Individuals who use or possess them illegally are additionally topic to a superb, whereas the illegal sale of fireworks is an arrestable offense that carries potential jail time.
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