Man’s Arm Blown Off At Kagoshima Fireworks Show
Just a reminder to everyone, fireworks are dangerous:
KAMIYAKU, Kagoshima — A pyrotechnician’s right forearm was blown off after a firework accidentally exploded on a boat during a fireworks show here on Sunday evening, Police said.
Local police said the 53-year-old pyrotechnician was lighting fireworks on a boat during a show near a port in Kamiyaku at about 9:05 p.m. on Sunday, when a firework exploded on the boat. The explosion blew off the pyrotechnician’s right arm below his elbow.
Another 37-year-old assistant also suffered injuries, and was taken to a local hospital.
