Crime & Safety
Gilroy Man Injured Setting Off New Year’s Eve Fireworks: Report
Firefighters responded at around 11:15 p.m. to a call for medical assistance at a Church Street residence according to the report.
GILROY, CA — A Gilroy man was injured while setting off illegal fireworks on New Year’s Eve, The Gilroy Dispatch reports.
Firefighters responded at around 11:15 p.m. to a call for medical assistance at a Church Street residence according to the report.
The man, who is in his 40s, was lighting an M-80 when he “damaged his hand significantly,” Gilroy Fire Chief Jim Wyatt told the news outlet.
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Paramedics took the man to an area trauma center according to the report.
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