9-year-old loses hand while playing with fireworks in Boston

Two children under the age of 10 have been injured by fireworks, and police are responding to the scene. “Then I heard people screaming”. They are expected to recover, although Carbuccia could be hospitalized for months, as mentioned by CBS Boston. Borismely Guzman, the 9-year-old’s cousin, said the boy lost his hand in the accident.

Relatives said the 9-year-old boy could be in the hospital for almost a week.

Police said a 5-year-old boy also suffered injuries in the incident on Howard Avenue in Dorchester.

Fire officials say a man was seriously hurt after some type of explosion occurred on Saturday night in Saugus. Investigators found what was described as a large cache of fireworks in a bedroom of the home. Coan said investigators are probing a handful of house fires around the state that may have been sparked by fireworks.