Fireworks security reminders

Fireworks and the July 4th vacation go hand-in-hand. But it’s a must to keep secure whereas dealing with fireworks.

“You gotta be careful, don’t drink a lot and use common sense,” stated one man.

Last yr, Canton firefighter’s responded to dozens of fireworks-related incidents. In some circumstances, individuals needed to be rushed to the hospital with critical accidents.

“We’ve seen many things over the years, people hold them for too long and the fireworks exploded. We’ve seen people suffer eye and facial injuries and lose limbs,” stated Bernie Brosnan, a hearth inspector with the Canton Fire Department.

Brosnan is urging individuals to take precautions.

“Make sure there’s a responsible adult involved in using them. We don’t want to throw fireworks and if you have the dud don’t check on it and see what happens. A nice metal bucket filled with water works as staging area and to put fireworks out in the bucket,” Brosnan added.

Takiyah sells authorized fireworks at a Meijer off of Ford Road in Canton and says there are safer method to mild a firework.

“I don’t want anybody coming back saying somebody got hurt, I don’t want to hear that on the news, that would break my heart,” Takiyah stated.

Remember – you possibly can mild fireworks beginning at 11 am Saturday morning, however it’s a must to wrap them up by 11:45 pm Saturday evening.