Posted on 05/27/2006 6:56:13 AM PDT by Excuse_My_Bellicosity
SEATTLE - Three men are in the hospital with serious injuries after a fireworks accident Thursday.
Investigators say the victims were part of a group of 10 or 12 construction workers having a barbeque at the KOA campground off Highway 12 in Lewis County.
One of the men came over to the campfire and showed off a powerful firework that was about 5 inches long and an inch thick. Another man tossed it into the fire, but it failed to light, so he reached in to the fire to retrieve it, police say.
A family member told KOMO 4 News another man tried to stop him from grabbing in, and in the process, the device went off.
Police say those two men lost their hand in the explosion, and suffered other head and facial injuries. They were both airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. Both men were said to be in their early 40s.
A third man who was walking nearby was also suffered head injuries and possibly an eye fracture. He was taken to Centralia Providence Hospital.
Investigators believe the two men had been drinking.
"....another man tried to stop him from grabbing in, and in the process, the device went off."
Who says enabling isn't dangerous?
Memo to self: Don't go camping with DH.
He wastes dynamite.
"If you hear yourself saying, 'Honey, watch this.' whatever you are about to do - DON'T do it."Red Green
"..., and suffered other head and facial injuries..."
Sounds like he had a head injury before the blast.
Happy Memorial Day!
The "KOMO staff" is listed as the author. I assume they all went to college.
I hope they're all proud. lol.
[as an aside, 43north, I believe that since the globe refers to the soft tissue, it would be proper to call it a rupture. But since we really don't know what the KOMO staff was trying to say, (and I doubt they know themselves) who knows?]
WHAT HAPPEN?
btt
Sounds like side-effects of just about every OTC & prescription medication!
I don't recall seeing those, but we put a lot of m-500, m-80 nungchuks (sp) and switchblades as we walked accross the border. Every time, without fail, my blonde, twin sister would answer the question "what country were you worn in?" with "California" The border patrol agents would still be laughing as they waved us through.
what country were you worn in?"
Levi??
Is that in Italy??
Conjoined twins?
They were definitely sharing a brain.
just damn! Stinking spell check failed me again! :o)
I don't recall the exact details on casualties, but there were several -- and quite a few did not survive.
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