Homeless San Francisco man blows off eye lighting fireworks

The Brief

  • A San Francisco homeless man was injured by a firework that blew his eye to shreds.
  • The man is currently seeking permanent housing and struggling to recover after the injury.
  • “It’s not worth it,” his family cautions.

SAN FRANCISCO A homeless man in San Francisco is recovering after he injured his eye lighting a firework on the Fourth of July.

In video captured by an employee at a nearby liquor store that night, Lynn Kyle Scribner can be seen bending over to light the mortar and the firework exploding before he’s able to walk away.

What He’s Saying:

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