Three Die in Pennsylvania Fireworks Accidents
July 6, 2001
Three Pennsylvania residents were killed in fireworks accidents over the Fourth of July holiday. The first incident occurred on Tuesday in Altoona when a pipe struck and killed a 9-year-old boy after it flew out of an exploding cannon.
On Wednesday, another cannon exploded, hurling shrapnel through the air, killing 22-year-old Andrew Shull. A 7-year-old bystander was seriously injured. In a separate incident also on Wednesday, John Ziomek of Wilkes-Barre was killed while looking into a pipe containing explosives.
-- Article Courtesy of InjuryBoard.com
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