Man Critically Injured After Firework Detonates in Hand

According to local sources investigators determined that the man picked up a celebratory firework that had failed to detonate, and then it went off in his hand.

K-9 units and the ordnance disposal team swept the area and cleared the scene, reopening the block by 4 p.m. Police said there is no ongoing public threat and urged residents not to touch suspicious objects and call 911 instead.

Police said the man’s hand was severely injured in the explosion. Officers applied a tourniquet before he was taken to a hospital, where he was listed as critical but stable.

Around 12:45 p.m. Friday, police responded to a report of a person shot. Officers found a man who said he picked up an object that detonated as he walked away.

According to a report on Samdesk, K-9 units from the Wichita Police Department’s Ordnance Disposal Unit will check the area for any other possible explosive devices.

Wichita Police are asking residents to avoid the area after a person sustained injuries in an explosion.

Incident reported at 1100 S Emporia Ave.

According to local sources investigators determined that the man picked up a celebratory firework that had failed to detonate, and then it went off in his hand.

K-9 units and the ordnance disposal team swept the area and cleared the scene, reopening the block by 4 p.m. Police said there is no ongoing public threat and urged residents not to touch suspicious objects and call 911 instead.

Police said the man’s hand was severely injured in the explosion. Officers applied a tourniquet before he was taken to a hospital, where he was listed as critical but stable.

Around 12:45 p.m. Friday, police responded to a report of a person shot. Officers found a man who said he picked up an object that detonated as he walked away.

According to a report on Samdesk, K-9 units from the Wichita Police Department’s Ordnance Disposal Unit will check the area for any other possible explosive devices.

Wichita Police are asking residents to avoid the area after a person sustained injuries in an explosion.

Incident reported at 1100 S Emporia Ave.

According to local sources investigators determined that the man picked up a celebratory firework that had failed to detonate, and then it went off in his hand.

K-9 units and the ordnance disposal team swept the area and cleared the scene, reopening the block by 4 p.m. Police said there is no ongoing public threat and urged residents not to touch suspicious objects and call 911 instead.

Police said the man’s hand was severely injured in the explosion. Officers applied a tourniquet before he was taken to a hospital, where he was listed as critical but stable.

Around 12:45 p.m. Friday, police responded to a report of a person shot. Officers found a man who said he picked up an object that detonated as he walked away.

According to a report on Samdesk, K-9 units from the Wichita Police Department’s Ordnance Disposal Unit will check the area for any other possible explosive devices.

Wichita Police are asking residents to avoid the area after a person sustained injuries in an explosion.

Incident reported at 1100 S Emporia Ave.

According to local sources investigators determined that the man picked up a celebratory firework that had failed to detonate, and then it went off in his hand.

K-9 units and the ordnance disposal team swept the area and cleared the scene, reopening the block by 4 p.m. Police said there is no ongoing public threat and urged residents not to touch suspicious objects and call 911 instead.

Police said the man’s hand was severely injured in the explosion. Officers applied a tourniquet before he was taken to a hospital, where he was listed as critical but stable.

Around 12:45 p.m. Friday, police responded to a report of a person shot. Officers found a man who said he picked up an object that detonated as he walked away.

According to a report on Samdesk, K-9 units from the Wichita Police Department’s Ordnance Disposal Unit will check the area for any other possible explosive devices.

Wichita Police are asking residents to avoid the area after a person sustained injuries in an explosion.

Incident reported at 1100 S Emporia Ave.

According to local sources investigators determined that the man picked up a celebratory firework that had failed to detonate, and then it went off in his hand.

K-9 units and the ordnance disposal team swept the area and cleared the scene, reopening the block by 4 p.m. Police said there is no ongoing public threat and urged residents not to touch suspicious objects and call 911 instead.

Police said the man’s hand was severely injured in the explosion. Officers applied a tourniquet before he was taken to a hospital, where he was listed as critical but stable.

Around 12:45 p.m. Friday, police responded to a report of a person shot. Officers found a man who said he picked up an object that detonated as he walked away.

According to a report on Samdesk, K-9 units from the Wichita Police Department’s Ordnance Disposal Unit will check the area for any other possible explosive devices.

Wichita Police are asking residents to avoid the area after a person sustained injuries in an explosion.

Incident reported at 1100 S Emporia Ave.