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Just days before the biggest day for fireworks in the United States, the fourth of July, federal officials have ordered a recall of almost 40,000 fireworks sold in three states because they’re too powerful.
This is not only important in the state that a person resides, but it’s important for bordering states because many people cross state lines in order to buy fireworks.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has recalled products from:
These recalled fireworks are overloaded with pyrotechnics intended to produce a booming sound. Overloaded fireworks can result in a bigger than expected explosion, posing blast and burn hazards to consumers.
Grandma’s Fireworks in Indiana had the largest recall: 25,000 pieces from 18 fireworks ranging in price from $20 to $50 a pack. The recall covers fireworks bought from January 2009 to April 2019. You can go the Consumer Product Safety Commission website to find a full list of recalled products.
Patriot Pyrotechnics/Bill’s Fireworks in Michigan has 22 fireworks on the recall list. They were sold from January 2017 to July 2018, ranging in price from $100 to $125. The CPSC also has a full list of recalled products from them.
Keystone’s recall includes about 1,660 G-Force Fireworks sold at a Pennsylvania location between November 2018 and May 2019. The box of fireworks is about $60. The CPSC has issued a full list of its recalled products.
The GS Fireworks recall includes 26 products sold at stores in Michigan. Here is their full list of recalls.
On the evening of March 19, two boys, Caleb Bogan and Brendon Jones, found the broken end of a Talon rocket, lit it and were hurt by the explosion, according to the Oxford, Ohio, police. Brendon sustained minor injuries, but Caleb, 12, was seriously injured and flown by helicopter to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, police said.
It is illegal to sell the recalled fireworks, and consumers who have already purchased them should immediately stop using them and return them.
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