1 killed, 9 hospitalized after fireworks explosion in Park Township
PARK TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — One person was killed and nine more were hurt after an incident involving a firework explosion Monday night in Park Township.
The Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office says the incident happened shortly after 11 p.m. Monday night at a home on Main Street near N. 160th Avenue. Nine other people were taken to nearby hospitals with “injuries ranging from minor to critical.”
A 10th person, identified as a 43-year-old woman from Holland, was unresponsive when crews arrived. First responders started “life-saving measures”, but she was eventually pronounced dead at the scene.
Piles of fireworks remain outside of a home in Park Township where an explosion killed one person and hospitalized nine others on Monday, July 3, 2023. (WOOD TV8)
A car window was damaged following a fireworks explosion Monday night in Park Township. One woman was killed and nine others were hospitalized. (WOOD TV8)
Shreds of paper and plastic lay in the road the day after a fireworks explosion killed one person and hospitalized nine others Monday night in Park Township. (WOOD TV8)
Several nearby homes and vehicles were also damaged. The exact cause of the incident remains under investigation.
This is a developing story. News 8 will provide any updates as we learn them.
Source: WOODTV.com
