At least six people, including children, were injured after a firework began exploding in a crowd in England.
Around 3,000 people gathered at the Stone SP Cricket Club ground in Staffordshire, about 60 miles south of Manchester, to watch the fireworks display when the explosives were blown off course, according to the Strokes Sentinel.
Around 3,000 people gathered at the Stone SP Cricket Club ground in Staffordshire to watch the fireworks display when the explosives veered off course and hit the crowd. SWNS At least six people, including children, were injured. SWNS
Michael Jones, who was at the event, told the outlet that a firework flew past his family and hit the person next to him. The explosive nearly hit his son, whose coat was singed.
“He hit the family that was right next to us. We felt the heat when she came into us,” she told Strokes Sentinel.
Another woman, Roxanne Martindale, said she had to “throw” her daughter out of the way when a firework headed toward them.
A victim of the fireworks accident lies on a stretcher. SWNS
“It came directly to me, my two children and my other half,” he wrote on social media, according to the outlet.
Witnesses said the announcement came later, saying six had been hit and calling for medical workers.
The show later resumed after half the crowd reportedly left the venue. SWNS
The show later resumed after half the crowd reportedly left the venue.
“The kids were terrified, so we left,” Kelly Wells said, according to the Sentinel.
Another attendee, Harriet Shepherd, said she and her family left because they were “all scared.”
It is unclear what caused the fireworks to deviate from their course.
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Source: vtt.edu.vn