Jul 5, 2009 3:13 pm US/Eastern
2 Injured In 3 Fireworks Incidents
ABERDEEN, Md. (AP) ―
Deputy state fire marshals had a busy July 4th as they responded to three incidents with illegal fireworks -- all of them in Harford County.
Fire officials say an aerial firework landed on a vinyl awning that hung over the door to an apartment building in Aberdeen, setting the awning on fire. No one was injured, and no suspects have been identified.
In the Forest Hill area, a 43-year-old man was struck in the face by an illegal firework and flown to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center for treatment.
And in Edgewood, 23-year-old Daniel Sherman was struck in the leg and face by a firework. He was also flown to Shock Trauma for treatment for burns.
Marshals confiscated over 50 pounds of illegal fireworks during the night.
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