ST. GEORGE — The St. George Fire Department warned residents of potential firework dangers ahead of the Fourth of July holiday on Friday.
“We know everyone loves celebrating the Fourth, but every year we see the same preventable injuries and fires happen because people underestimate how dangerous fireworks really are,” the department said on social media.
According to the department, sparklers burn at 1,200 degrees, with fireworks causing about 17,000 fires and injuring about 10,000 people every year…