STANDISH (AP) — Fire investigators say a 31-year-old man has been injured in a fireworks accident in Standish.
Authorities say the man suffered second-degree burns to his face after being hit by fireworks on Fair Wind Drive on Wednesday evening.
Fire officials tell WGME-TV the man lit multiple mortars tied together, but didn’t get out of the way fast enough.
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