Happy 4th of July! Try Not To Blow Yourself Up

Today we celebrate Independence Day, when a group of worried patriots dumped into the Boston harbor a shipment of tea that was suspected of causing a salmonella outbreak.

From our friends at the CPSC, I bring you a few heartwarming tales of pyrotechnics gone bad:

• A 32-year-old man was launching aerial fireworks from a platform on a driveway. The first round of the ten shot device went into the air, but then the device tipped over pointing the remaining fireworks at the people who were watching the display. The remaining fireworks were launched into the crowd. There were six people burned ranging in age from 4 to 32 years old.
  
• A 15-year-old male lit an M-80 inside his house and it exploded in his hand. The tips of two of his fingers were blown off.
  
• A 31-year-old man and his 32-year-old brother were involved in an explosion in an apartment complex. The victims were illegally manufacturing fireworks when the explosion occurred. The victims were reported to have purchased pyrotechnic components over the internet. One victim died six days after being admitted to the hospital and the other brother died two weeks after the incident.

Happy 4th!