SANFORD, Maine — A man who was part of a professional fireworks crew was lucky to escape major injury Tuesday when he was burned during the town’s fireworks display.
Assistant Fire Chief Steve Benotti said the injured man was part of a Maine Pyrotechnics crew. He would not release his name.
The victim suffered a third-degree burn to his knee.
“He was part of the crew that was shooting from the barge, which is where all the fireworks are shot from,” said Benotti.
The fireworks were being set off from Number One Pond. Benotti said it’s traditional in Sanford to hold its fireworks display on July 3.
The festivities were attended by 6,000 people, none of whom were injured, according to Benotti.
“He’s a very lucky guy,” Benotti said.
Here we go, more BDN fear mongering to feed the anti fireworks crowd.
Are these guys the same proffessionals selling to the public at the PYRO CITY stores? If you live within a mile of one of these stores…….
The sky is falling,,,,,,,the sky is falling,,
Perhaps having the sky fall on your house might be better than having it burned down by some fool shooting rockets at 2 in the morning.
Wishing this man a speedy and complete recovery! Happy to hear it’s not a life-threatening injury!
This is the dumbest story ever. I mean really, whats the point?
“An unidentified man hurt his knee with fire.”
Whoop-dee-do
My uncle fell into a vat of whiskey last weekend and my cousins tried to save him, but he managed to fight them off for hours.
He did eventually drown and my aunt had him cremated and he burned for three days.
It didn’t make the papers, though.
Here’s a statement from the victim’s daughter:
(via Twitter)
The pyrotechnic that was hurt in last night’s fireworks display was my dad & he has more than minor injuries as reported.#ReportingWOFacts
https://twitter.com/littlefieldmj/status/221222795391148033
Thanks for the thoughts, friends. The punctured lung was fixed, but he’s very sore from the broken ribs & collarbone. He should be OK.
https://twitter.com/littlefieldmj/status/221230802694971393