ByA man has been killed in an accident while setting off fireworks outside his home in Toledo, Ohio.
Police say the 61-year-old man, named locally as Floyd Temple, was lighting fireworks for neighborhood children when a mortar tipped over and hit him in the chest.Neighbors said some of the children he was setting off the fireworks for witnessed the tragic accident. "He tried to fire off a rocket that goes up into the sky and it backfired and took his chest off," Benjamin Avalos, a friend of the victim,"It went off and his chest exploded, and [the children] ran over to my house and told me about it. That's when police showed up," added neighbor Rick Tuggle."They were sitting over there. They're probably traumatized right now... They were sitting right there on the stairs when it happened.
Sterling Rahe, spokesperson for the Toledo Fire & Rescue Department, warned others about the dangers of fireworks ahead of the Fourth of July celebrations. "They saw this happen and again it could've been a lot worse with those kids running around when you think about the Fourth of July and having fun and enjoying the time. We want people to do that, but this again is an example of what can go wrong when we talk about fireworks," heUnder Ohio state law, it is legal to purchase fireworks
They can probably skip the autopsy. Just sayin’.
That was always my fear growing up when our dad did that for us. If a rocket didn't go off, he'd get closer to it to find out why. It always was so scary. I feel for the poor children. Maybe that's why they're illegal now in many places. Very sad ...
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That wasn't too smart
Well....
know how handle it first; and YouTuber’s video won’t do it.
Fireworks are f’n dangerous! The inherent danger is not worth desired result
Alsways a tragedy on this day. Sad. Sorry for the kids
Leave it to the professionals. When will you people learn?
Oh. My. God. The poor man. The poor kids!!! 😱😨
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