Officials say 37 people hurt in Fourth of July fireworks accident in Charles City
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Officials say that 37 people were hurt when a Fourth of July fireworks shell misfired in Charles City. The accident sent a fireball skidding down a city street and into a crowd gathered to watch the display.
Charles City assistant fire chief Dave Beamer says that 12 of those injured were taken to the Floyd County Medical Center by ambulance. Officials say most of the people treated following last night's mishap suffered minor injuries.
Beamer says the incident was apparently caused by a misfire involving 13 racks of firework tubes during the show's finale.
Beamer says that officials don't yet know why the fireworks malfunctioned. Inspectors from the state fire marshal's office in Des Moines visited Charles City today determine what caused the accident.
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