Berkeley juvenile severely hurt in fireworks mishap

ONE OF THEM SERIOUS INJURIES. >>> BACK HERE IN THE BAY JUDGING FROM WHAT WE SAW IN THE SKY, A LOT OF PEOPLE DID NOT LISTEN TO WARNINGS FROM COPS NOT TO SET OFF ILLEGAL FIREWORKS. THIS IS HOW IT LOOKED OVER OAKLAND LAST NIGHT. SIMILAR SCENES OVER SAN FRANCISCO AND THE WAY SINCE. THEY COULD CAUSE LIFE CHANGING INJURIES IF THEY EXPLODE NEAR YOUR BODY OR HAND. WE LEARNED TODAY ILLEGAL FIREWORKS LEFT A JUVENILE WITH VERY SERIOUS INJURIES IN BERKELEY. WE SENT OUR JOSE RIVAS SAY . >> IT IS SUPER CONCERNING BECAUSE AFTER COVID, WE HAD SEEN THIS RISE IN PEOPLE DOING FIREWORKS THAT AREN'T REGULATED JUST IN THEIR BACKYARD OR ON THE STREET. >> Reporter: ROSE CLARK IS THE OWNER OF ROSE'S ADELINE, A RESTAURANT SHE OPENED TWO MONTHS AGO LOCATED JUST A BLOCK AWAY FROM WHERE POLICE SAY A JUVENILE WAS INJURED WHEN A FIREWORK EXPLODED IN THEIR HAND LAST NIGHT. >> IT IS SO UNFORTUNATE THAT SOMEBODY WAS INJURED IN SUCH A BAD WAY AND IT IS REALLY CONCERNING. >> Reporter: NEIGHBORS TELL US AT LEAST 30 PEOPLE GATHERED IN THIS STREET LIGHTING FIREWORKS. JUST BEFORE 10:00 A.M., BIN OF THOSE IS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL. >> I THINK WE ALL HEARD THEM LAST NIGHT STARTING AT 5:00 P.M. UNTIL 2:00 A.M. IT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT CRAZY. >> Reporter: THAT IS WHY SOFA-CLARK DECIDED TO CLOSE. >> AND HIS GIRLFRIEND DECIDED TO GO OUT EARLY IN THE EXPECTED CHAOS. >> I FLEW UNTIL 8:30. >> Reporter: AS THE COMMUNITY COMES TO TERMS WITH

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Keywords: Fireworks, Berkeley

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Length: 2min 14sec (134 seconds)

Published: Sat Jul 06 2024