A man's death has been ruled an accident after he lit a firework off of his Uncle Sam top hat on the Fourth of July, a South Carolina coroner told USA TODAY Monday. Allen Ray McGrew, 41, died Thursday ...

A 15-year-old boy suffered critical injuries after a firework detonated in his hand in Oceanside, resulting in significant burns and a traumatic amputation of his right hand.

The families of seven people killed in the July 1 fireworks explosion in Esparto have filed a $35 million claim against Yolo County, state fireworks regulators and several public officials, alleging ...

Officials said that the explosion left severe burns to the teen’s chest and face, as well as a traumatic amputation to his ...