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Fireworks accidents reported in the Omaha/Council Bluffs area

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July 5th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

Rescue personnel in the Omaha/Council Bluffs metropolitan area responded to a number of fireworks-related injuries over the weekend. KETV in Omaha reports one of the incidents happened at around 11:30-p.m. Sunday, in Council Bluffs. A mortar shell detonated in a man’s hand near Renner and Twin City drives. The individual suffered critical injuries and was transported to the hospital.

About an hour earlier, in Omaha, a woman was critically injured by fireworks near 32nd and Gold in Omaha. And, earlier in the evening, Sunday, a person was critically hurt by fireworks in Elkhorn, Nebraska. Officials found them near 185th and Taylor around 8:30 p.m.

Additional details on those incidents were not immediately available.