Three Injured in Fireworks Malfunction at Sunday River Ski Resort
NEWRY, MAINE, JUL 7 – Three pyrotechnics crew members were injured by a firework shell and mortar tube failure during an Independence Day show, with one airlifted to hospital, officials said.
- Three pyrotechnic workers were injured around 9:15 p.m. on Saturday during a fireworks malfunction at Sunday River Ski Resort in Newry, Maine.
- During the resort's Fourth of July fireworks show, a 5-inch firework and its launching tube malfunctioned, resulting in an explosion.
- Misty Mellor, 50, from Bath, was seriously injured in the explosion and was flown to Maine Medical Center for treatment, while Jeremy Mitchell, the lead technician from Augusta, received care at Rumford Hospital and was released the same day, and Robert Bradford of Andover experienced minor injuries.
- Maine public safety spokesperson Shannon Moss reported that Mellor is recuperating at Maine Medical Center, police confirmed that no spectators sustained injuries, and the remaining fireworks display was called off after the explosion.
- Authorities from the Maine Fire Marshal’s Office are looking into the cause of the incident, and no additional information has been provided by officials or Central Maine Pyrotechnics at this time.
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A fireworks malfunction over the Fourth of July weekend injured three pyrotechnic workers at Sunday River Ski Resort. The three were part of a Central Maine Pyrotechnics crew that was putting on a display at the Newry resort, Maine pubic safety spokesperson Shannon Moss said Sunday. Misty Mellor, 50, of Bath, Jeremy Mitchell, 34, of Augusta and Robert Bradford, 30, of Andover were at work on the show when a 5-inch firework shell and mortar tube …
Three people were injured after firework malfunction at Maine ski resort
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