Another person has died as a result of a fireworks blast in Hawaii that left over 20 people dead or wounded, according to authorities.
The 29-year-old man had been flown to hospital in Arizona following the explosion, which also killed a three-year-old boy and three women.
A fifth person has died from injuries suffered during a massive explosion of illegal fireworks at a Honolulu home over New Year’s.
A fifth person has died from injuries suffered during a massive explosion of illegal fireworks at a Honolulu home over New Year’s, police said Tuesday. The 29-year-old man was one of six people flown to a hospital in Arizona for treatment earlier this month because Hawaii’s only burn care facility hit capacity
Even though all six patients are still intubated and in a medically induced coma, they are “all on course” to recovery, said the Arizona Burn Center.
Some wounds suffered by six Hawaii residents flown to Arizona for medical treatment after a deadly illegal fireworks explosion on New Year’s are comparable to battlefield injuries
The Aliamanu fireworks blast just after midnight on New Year’s, a mass casualty event, set new precedents in emergency health care response in Hawaii.
A fifth person has died from injuries suffered during a massive explosion of illegal fireworks at an Āliamanu home over New Year’s Eve.