Police identified 10 individuals injured in the explosion, including a 43-year-old Holland, Michigan, woman who was found unresponsive. Several area homes and vehicles were also damaged. Fireworks explosion kills 1, injures 9 in Michigan:
Ottawa County Sheriff's deputies arrived to scene in Park Township just after 11 p.m. Monday night, after a call about thePolice identified 10 individuals injured in the explosion, including a 43-year-old Holland, Michigan, woman who was found unresponsive. Authorities attempted to administer life-saving efforts, but the injuries were fatal and the woman was pronounced dead on the scene. A news release from the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office did not identify the woman.
Nine others were taken to a local hospital with injuries ranging from minor to critical, per the police.More than 10,000 fireworks-related injuries were treated in emergency rooms in the U.S. last year, including 11 fireworks-related deaths,Park Township has a population of about 18,000. It's on the Lake Michigan shore about 30 miles southwest of Grand Rapids.
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