{"id":26505,"date":"2023-11-04T17:49:57","date_gmt":"2023-11-04T17:49:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harvestmoonnews.com\/?p=26505"},"modified":"2023-11-04T17:49:57","modified_gmt":"2023-11-04T17:49:57","slug":"man-loses-fingers-after-discarded-firework-goes-off-and-melts-clothes-to-body","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harvestmoonnews.com\/world-news\/man-loses-fingers-after-discarded-firework-goes-off-and-melts-clothes-to-body\/","title":{"rendered":"Man loses fingers after discarded firework goes off and melts clothes to body"},"content":{"rendered":"

A man lost two fingers after a discarded firework exploded in his hand, melting his clothes to his skin. The man, who has asked not to be named, was tidying up after a fireworks display in Aigburth when the accident happened on Wednesday, November 1.<\/p>\n

Karli Dyce, related to the injured man, told us: "He had equipment to pick them up, but the litter picker wasn't big enough to grasp the firework." <\/p>\n

She added: "He bent down and picked it up with his hand when it exploded. He was working alone but was lucky a woman was passing by who witnessed what happened. She called an ambulance for him. He only had his first surgery last night – he has lost two fingers.<\/p>\n

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She continued, "His clothes melted to his skin and he had shrapnel injuries all over his body. His eye was also injured but luckily he won't lose his sight. The main thing is he could have lost his hand." <\/p>\n

Karli said her relative was taken to the Royal Liverpool University Hospital following the incident and remains there now.<\/p>\n

Speaking to the ECHO, she said: "He's been told he'll need multiple surgeries. He's not in a good headspace at the moment. The severity of the incident is really sinking in. This will cause a significant impact on his life. He could never work again."<\/p>\n

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