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MN Man Injured After Firework Explodes In His Hand

After the explosion, the man was airlifted about 70 miles to North Memorial Hospital in the west Twin Cities metro.

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Just before 8 p.m., county officers responded to a home on Hilltop Road in Munson Township on a medical emergency. At the scene, they learned that a 31-year-old man had seriously injured his hand after a firework blew up in it.
Just before 8 p.m., county officers responded to a home on Hilltop Road in Munson Township on a medical emergency. At the scene, they learned that a 31-year-old man had seriously injured his hand after a firework blew up in it. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

STEARNS COUNTY, MN — A central Minnesota man was hospitalized after a firework exploded in his hand Wednesday night.

Just before 8 p.m., county officers responded to a home on Hilltop Road in Munson Township on a medical emergency. At the scene, they learned that a 31-year-old man had seriously injured his hand after a firework blew up in it.

The man was airlifted about 70 miles to North Memorial Hospital in the west Twin Cities metro to receive treatment.

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