Oops. A Riverview man says the fuse burned faster than he expected. Now he hopes surgeons can reassemble him after a firework exploded in his hands early on July 4.
Tampa police say Matthew Lewandowski of Riverview loaded a firework mortar into a fiberglass tube at a party in Tampa. When he lit the fuse, the firework exploded before he could get away from it.
The Tampa Bay Times reports that the 24-year-old might lose his left thumb and ring finger. Lewandowsky also suffered burns to his arms, stomach and right leg.
I know you can't swing a used bottle rocket without hitting one of those tents that sells fireworks. If it explodes or shoots into the air, it's still illegal to set off. Never mind consideration for neighbors, consider your own safety, when deciding a homemade fireworks show is a good idea, especially in a community as tightly packed as ours.
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