Aside from Kwitis, the leading causes of firecracker injuries were 5-Star and improvised “Boga” cannons. Health Secretary Ted Herbosa maintained that it would be better if there would be a total ban ...
All are considered illegal except for kwitis. In some cases, the type of fireworks that caused the injury could not be determined. Of the 534 cases reported by 62 hospitals, 443 of the patients ...
The Honolulu Medical Examiner’s Office have identified two out of three victims that have died in the New Year’s Aliamanu fireworks explosion: Nelie Ibarra, 58, and Jennifer Van, 23.
When fireworks were lit in a neighborhood in Honolulu, the large display tipped over and was aimed at the onlookers. One woman died at the hospital and two died on scene, while others were injured ...
A New Year's Eve fireworks explosion in a Honolulu-area neighborhood killed at least three people and critically injured at least 20 others, authorities said. "It looked like a war zone," said ...
An accident involving fireworks killed three people and injured more than 20 in Honolulu on New Year's Eve. Gov. Josh Green said he was looking into whether new penalties like a felony charge for ...
“We have now confirmed that the explosion was caused by very large fireworks and/or a bomb carried in the bed of the rented Cybertruck and is unrelated to the vehicle itself,” Musk wrote later ...
Forty people were reported injured by firecrackers amid the New Year revelries across Cavite province, according to the Cavite ...
Honolulu emergency services department director Jim Ireland said it was “one of the worst calls I’ve ever been on” Instagram/Handout/Anadolu via Getty A New Year’s Eve fireworks ...
HONOLULU (KHON2) — The deadly explosion has sparked urgent calls from law enforcement and elected officials to reassess how illegal fireworks laws are enforced and what must change to avoid more ...
Officials promised tougher penalties for illegal fireworks. Hawaii Gov. Josh Green graphically described the deaths in a news conference Wednesday to emphasize the potential danger of fireworks.
A New Year’s Eve fireworks explosion in a Honolulu-area neighborhood killed at least three people and injured 20 others, authorities said. The accident occurred just before midnight outside a ...