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SEATTLE — Harborview Medical Center (HMC) has treated 68 people for fireworks-related injuries during the Fourth of July week, surpassing the number of cases seen during the same holiday period last year, UW Medicine said Sunday.
As of 11:15 a.m., clinicians at the Seattle hospital had treated 68 patients injured by fireworks. During the 2025 Independence Day holiday, Harborview treated 52 people with fireworks-related injuries…