Girl injured, altered fireworks malfunction in Medical Lake neighborhood

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Posted on July 6, 2012 at 10:38 AM

Updated Friday, Jul 6 at 10:38 AM

MEDICAL LAKE-- A Medical Lake girl suffered second degree burns when a firework hit her Wednesday.

Were told the 6-year-old was taken to the hospital by her parents. She suffered burns to her chest, behind her ear and singed hair after a firework fell over on Justin Avenue

Later that evening at the same location a neighbor lit fireworks. Investigators say the fireworks used were legal but they were being fired from a homemade pipe which may have malfunctioned, causing mortars to shoot all over the neighborhood.

The Sheriff's Office is investigating for negligence or recklessness.

At this point there is not a criminal case.
 

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