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Several Hillsborough Residents, Including 10-Year-Old, Suffer ‘Devastating’ Fireworks Injuries

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA, JUL 8 – Two people lost hands and others suffered serious injuries from fireworks during the holiday weekend, with about 14,700 injuries nationwide reported last year, officials said.

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Hillsborough Fire Rescue officials said multiple people were at the hospital with significant injuries from fireworks.

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Fireworks misuse leads to amputations, blazes, and chaos over two Fourth of July weekends

A child under 10 was rushed into emergency surgery after fireworks shrapnel pierced his chest.

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2 suffered hand amputations on Fourth of July in Hillsborough County

Hillsborough Fire Rescue officials said multiple people were at the hospital with significant injuries from fireworks.

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Several Hillsborough residents, including 10-year-old, suffer ‘devastating’ fireworks injuries

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WFLA-TV broke the news in Tampa, United States on Tuesday, July 8, 2025.
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