Hospital reports fireworks injuries

Nine cumulative fireworks injuries were reported since Friday by the University of Kansas Hospital’s Burnett Burn Center in Kansas City, Kansas.

Most of the fireworks injuries were to hands and eyes, according to a spokesman. Mortar and smoke bombs were the cause of most injuries.

Patients’ ages ranged from 5 to 65, the spokesman stated.

One person was admitted to the hospital for injuries, according to the spokesman.