The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reported 9 deaths, and over 11,00 hospital visits due to fire work injuries.
According to Louisiana Fire Marshal these accidents happen because people hold the firework too close and they can't get away fast enough from the exploding firework or even hold the firework while it's going off.
There are even more instances of property damage from firework accidents because the fireworks are set off too close to the property. Or fireworks are not put out properly and thrown away in a garbage can, which is inside a garage, inside a home.
Louisiana State Fire Marshal Public Affairs Director, Ashley Rodrigue, suggests that if you can go to a local, professional firework show, to choose that instead of doing your own.