After a series of fireworks-related incidents over the past weekend, city officials are urging residents to be cautious when handling legal fireworks, like sparklers and fountains, and to avoid using illegal fireworks.
The recent reports include a June 26 incident on Maple Street involving an 18-year-old city resident who authorities say detonated an illegal firework that had a short fuse, and suffered burns to his hands and legs.
That incident was followed by unrelated incidents over the weekend, including separate garbage and dumpster fires on Broad Street and on East Main Street. Officials say sparklers, which are legal in Connecticut, appear to have caused each of those fires after being disposed of improperly. Dispatch records for those incidents, including their dates and times, were not immediately available on Tuesday.