MANSFIELD, Mass. — A Blackstone man was rushed to the hospital on Friday afternoon after a firework blew up in his hands.
A parking officer conducting enforcement in the River Street commuter rail parking lot heard an explosion at around 1:30 p.m.
Officer Simonds found a 38-year-old man suffering from a significant hand injury. The officer applied a tourniquet on the man's left arm.
Preliminary investigation shows the man had lit the fuse of a single firework and then picked it up, causing it to blow up in his hand.
Fire officials responded to the scene and transported the man to a local trauma center.
MBTA, ATF and AMTRAK officers also responded to the scene. A Massachusetts State Police K9 unit also responded and confirmed the area was free from other explosives.
The incident did not cause any major train delays and remains under police investigation.
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