(Algona, Iowa) – A fireworks accident Tuesday night in northern Iowa resulted in the death of a man from Whittemore, in Kossuth County. According to the Kossuth County Sheriff’s Office, the accident happened at around 9:10-p.m., Tuesday, at the corner of 5th Street and Kossuth Avenue, in Whittemore. Authorities say 33-year-old Patrick Prentice was injured while holding a launcher tube while lighting fireworks, when the incident occurred.

Rescue crews and Sheriff’s Deputies arrived on the scene. Prentice was transported to the Kossuth Regional Health Center in Algona, where he was pronounced deceased. The State Medical Examiner’s Office will conduct and autposy.

The Kossuth County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by Whittemore and Kossuth County EMS, and Air Med 3 from Mason City. The Kossuth County Medical Examiner’s Office assisted in handling the accident investigation.