A 6-year-old boy from Deerfield Beach was airlifted to a hospital Tuesday morning after a firework exploded and injured his hand, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said.
Deputies were called to the 600 block of Northwest First Terrace shortly after 10 a.m., and the boy was the only person injured, according to the Sheriff’s Office. He is expected to recover.
The Sheriff’s Office said it did not have specific information about the hand injury. WSVN-Ch. 7 reported that Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue said the explosion resulted in a “complete hand amputation.”
BSO Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Michael Kane said the case has been turned over to BSO’s Special Victims Unit so he could not provide information.
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