Be careful out there as you celebrate

I like fireworks as much as the next guy, but be careful and especially watch out for kids.

A 21-year-old man suffered injuries to his face in a fireworks accident in West Chester Township on Monday night, while two Mason children injured by fireworks Sunday were recovering at home. Around 8:30 p.m. Monday, the man, whose name was not available, was hurt by fireworks on Edgeridge Drive and was flown to University Hospital after initially being taken to Bethesda North Hospital.

This happened less than a football field away from our house. I hope the newspaper article I quoted is right about him being in the hospital, because when we got home last night someone told my wife that they thought the injuries were fatal.