According to Rochester Fire Department, t's too early to tell if there was an uptick in injury calls over the Fourth of July due to fireworks.
Near 90 winds: sw 5mph monday night: lingering the fourth of july is typically a busy holiday for local fire departments.
According to the state fire marshal ?
"* anything that flies or explodes is illegal in minnesota.
Still ?
"* that doesn't stop some people from shooting off fireworks.
Kimt news three's maleeha kamal checked in with the rochester fire department to see if they had more calls this year relating to firework injuries.xxx look live: i'm off of street 2nd street northwest in rochester and last night i witnessed hours of fireworks.
I spoke to a rochester fire department that tells me that he noticed a similar trend in his neighborhood and he was concerned.
"we figured that their might be an uptick in calls relating to injuries or burns."
Chad kuhlman has been a firefighter for the rochester fire department for four years.
He says the 4th of july is a busy holiday for them... adding nearly 45 percent of fireworks injuries happen to children.
Because the city of rochester had to cancel this year's fourth of july firework display, he wondered if they would see calls involving injuries.
He says right now ?
"* it's too early to tell if there was an increase.
"we did have a busy night last night but fortunatley i didn't hear of any severe injuries or death last night."
Look live: kuhlman says if you are shooting off fire works when disposing of them make sure to soak them in water first for 24 hours before putting them in the trash.
In rochester
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