BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — Idahonews.com is continuing to ask questions about an explosion that occurred during the fireworks display at the Idaho Potato Drop on New Year’s Eve in downtown Boise.
The explosion, which occurred shortly after the fireworks began, shattered the windows at the AT&T building nearby, and likely would have done the same to several windows at the Capitol building had they not been reinforced safety windows. The broken glass shattered into a crowd of onlookers, seriously injuring one little girl named Bella.
Idahonews.com has been following along with her recovery after she spent that night in the hospital, undergoing a skin graft and surgery to repair injuries she sustained from the broken glass. Her family reports through updates posted to a GoFundMe that Bella has returned home and is recovering, though she likely has a long road ahead. The GoFundMe has raised more than $30,100 so far…