AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – As Independence Day celebrations ramp up, local doctors are sounding the alarm over a troubling rise in fireworkS-related injuries.
New data from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission shows a 52% increase in fireworks injuries and deaths compared to the previous year.
Many of those injured were children, and the most common injuries were burns, especially from sparklers, which can reach temperatures of nearly 2,000 degrees…