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What was speculated to be an evening of celebrating America’s independence was paused after stray fireworks dispersed right into a crowd of individuals in Utah, inflicting a number of accidents.
A number of individuals had been injured Thursday night by rogue fireworks that landed within the stands of onlookers at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo, Utah, through the America’s Freedom Pageant, CNN affiliate KSTU reported.
LaVell Edwards Stadium is on the campus of Brigham Younger College. This yr’s occasion was headlined by the Jonas Brothers, in accordance with the occasion web site.
In social media movies from the occasion, attendees could be heard cheering as fireworks lit up the sky on each side of the stadium’s jumbotron. A number of different sparks, nonetheless, landed in numerous elements of the sphere the place a staff of dancers or cheerleaders had been standing and even bounced into the stands – leaving a little bit of smoke upon touchdown.
It was one among many tragedies involving fireworks on the Fourth of July. In Chicago, a 34-year-old man was killed whereas dealing with fireworks. In Miami Gardens, Florida, fireworks exploded in a 17-year-old’s face. The teenager suffered damaged facial bones and mind bleeding, CNN affiliate WPLG reported. At the least 4 different minors had been injured from fireworks in each Miami-Dade and Broward counties, the station reported.
A number of individuals from the Utah incident had been hospitalized, in accordance with KSTU. Their situations weren’t publicly launched.
Organizers issued a assertion on social media about the incident.
“Security is of the utmost significance to us. All pyrotechnics at Stadium of Fireplace are completely checked earlier than the present, and had been rechecked after tonight’s incident,” the organizers stated.
“Our ideas are with those that had been impacted, and we’re following up with them to verify they’re okay.”
CNN’s Amanda Musa contributed to this report.