A Pennsylvania teenager was killed in a fireworks show accident. The 19 year-old teenager was helping put on a firework show in Quakertown, Pennsylvania when the accident took place.
A fireworks shell misfired near the ground and exploded. This caused pieces of the firework to act as shrapnel and shoot near the ground. The teenager was struck in the chest and in the neck from the debris. Workers and emergency officials rushed to the boys side to assist him, and took the worker to the hospital.
The worker was pronounced dead at the hospital. The company has stated that they are cooperating with investigators to determine what went wrong.
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