Independence Day celebrations bring on a surge of cookouts and fireworks, and with it a troubling rise of firework-related injuries. Injuries from fireworks increased by 52%, from 9,700 in 2023 to ...
MADISON COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — Around 14,700 people were injured by fireworks in 2024, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. That’s a 52% increase in injuries compared to 2023, and ...