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Fireworks killed at least 5 people in 2018. Here’s how to stay safe.

One man died after attempting to launch a mortar shell from a tube on his head.

Fireworks launched by professionals, such as these Wawa Welcome America pyrotechnics in 2017 at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, rarely lead to injury. But fireworks set off by consumers killed at least five people in 2018, a new report says.
Fireworks launched by professionals, such as these Wawa Welcome America pyrotechnics in 2017 at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, rarely lead to injury. But fireworks set off by consumers killed at least five people in 2018, a new report says.Read moreCharles Fox / File Photograph
    by Tom Avril
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