WASHINGTON — A new federal report shows that more Americans are being injured or killed by fireworks, with more than 11,500 injuries reported in 2021 alone. The report, from the U.S. Consumer Product ...

Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Fireworks have been an American tradition since the first Independence Day.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a warning ahead of the Fourth of July weekend, adding that firework-related injuries have increased in recent years. From 2006-21, injuries from ...

Despite Cedar Rapids’ and Iowa City’s ordinances prohibiting fireworks within city limits, hospitals say they still saw injuries from the July Fourth pastime in their emergency rooms over the holiday ...

Everybody knows fireworks are dangerous but every year, thousands of injured consumers wind up in hospital emergency rooms with injuries that range from minor to fatal. The Consumer Product Safety ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fire-related calls and fireworks injuries marked New Year’s celebrations on Oahu as well as the neighbor islands. On Maui, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Honolulu police and state law enforcement officials stepped up joint enforcement against illegal fireworks on New Year’s Eve, ...

OCEANSIDE, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — A 15-year-old boy suffered critical injuries after a firework detonated in his hand Thursday morning in Oceanside. According to the Oceanside Fire Department, crews, ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Despite Cedar Rapids’ and Iowa City’s ordinances prohibiting fireworks within city limits, hospitals say ...