Girl hurt when fireworks explode near Hansen Lake
PAPILLION, Neb. — Sarpy County authorities say a cache of illegal fireworks exploded at Hansen Lake, injuring a teenage girl.
According to sheriff’s deputies, the fireworks were being stored under a boat, and they were ignited Friday by a stray firework that landed nearby.
Neighbors reported seeing a ball of fire. The explosion burned the boat and shattered nearby windows.
A girl who was nearby was taken to the Nebraska Medical Center with burns to her legs.
A relative of the girl, 38-year-old David Losole, was arrested on suspicion of harboring illegal fireworks.
According to sheriff’s deputies, the fireworks were being stored under a boat, and they were ignited Friday by a stray firework that landed nearby.
Neighbors reported seeing a ball of fire. The explosion burned the boat and shattered nearby windows.
A girl who was nearby was taken to the Nebraska Medical Center with burns to her legs.
A relative of the girl, 38-year-old David Losole, was arrested on suspicion of harboring illegal fireworks.
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