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Firework Explosion Severs 21-Year-Old's Fingers In Copiague On July 4th Firework Explosion Severs 21-Year-Old's Fingers In Copiague On July 4th
Firework Explosion Severs 21-Year-Old's Fingers In Copiague On July 4th A Westchester County man suffered serious injuries after lighting a firework on Independence Day evening on Long Island. According to Suffolk County Police, the incident happened in Copiague around 9:10 p.m. on Thursday, July 4. The man, a 21-year-old resident of the town of Eastchester, was lighting a firework at a party in front of a house on the 200 block of Trouville Road when it exploded in his hand.  The explosion severed three fingers on his left hand and damaged the other two. He also suffered a burn to one leg. Responding First Precinct Patrol officers applied…

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by Joe Lombardi