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With Independence Day nearing, two interest groups are asking states to ban consumer use of fireworks, citing the thousands of injuries firecrackers cause every year. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) have each issued statements warning consumers of the danger

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) conducted an investigation that resulted in a Springfield, Ill. man being sentenced on federal felony charges. The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Consumer Litigation and U.S. Attorney's Office for the

Three Pennsylvania residents were killed in fireworks accidents over the Fourth of July holiday. The first incident occurred on Tuesday in Altoona when a pipe struck and killed a 9-year-old boy after it flew out of an exploding cannon. On Wednesday, another cannon exploded, hurling shrapnel through the air, kill

In the State of Florida, any fireworks which are "prepared for the purpose of producing a visible or audible effect by combustion, explosion, deflagration, or detonation" are illegal. However, a loophole in State law has resulted in a booming market for curbside fireworks vendors. While the law carries a fine of

During the summer, parents worry about children and fireworks . Countless numbers of children are injured each year while playing with fireworks, many of them experiencing severe burns . However, parents now have another cause for concern, as more evidence has surfaced regarding asthmatic children and fireworks.

Sunset Fireworks , located 40 miles southwest of St. Louis, recently experienced its third explosion in two years. According to a St. John's Mercy Medical Center spokeswoman, three women who were employed at the factory were admitted after suffering from burns , shrapnel wounds , and smoke inhalation. One victim w