Six men and a 13-year-old boy were injured when a firework exploded at an Antioch apartment complex over the Fourth of July weekend, police said Sunday, as detectives continued to investigate the blast.
The man who lit the firework remained at a hospital in critical condition as of Sunday afternoon, Lt. William Whitaker said, adding that the man lost several fingers and suffered other injuries to his face and chest.
The explosion, which involved a high-grade firework, occurred around 12:20 a.m. Saturday in a back alley at an apartment complex on Spanos Street, off Sycamore Drive…