Man seriously burned after ‘old firework he found in his garage exploded’

A man suffered serious burns after an "old firework he found in the garage" exploded suddenly.

Mountain rescue chiefs believe it went off prematurely while he was disposing of it on nearby moorland.

He was taken to hospital with serious burns to his hands, legs, face and eyes, Manchester Evening News reports.

Emergency services were called to Indian Head, near Dovestones Reservoir in Oldham, at 3.25pm on Sunday.

A post on the Oldham Mountain Rescue Team Facebook page said: "After initially being unable to make contact with the casualty or the person who made the 999 call, we headed in the direction of their estimated whereabouts, ready to send search parties along the nearby paths in order to find them.

"As we were deploying to this area, the callout officer managed to make contact with the informant and used local knowledge to determine that the casualty was being helped off the hill in the direction of Greenfield by a couple of passers-by.

"Given the seriousness of his injuries, the cold, and the failing light, this was absolutely the correct decision on this occasion.

"With this new information, team vehicles were able to relocate to rendezvous with the casualty as they reached the road.

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Medical aid for serious burns was then administered by our team doctor, before transferring to the NWAS ambulance for onward transport to hospital.

"Although we are not fully certain of the details, we believe that the male had an old firework that he 'found' in his garage and decided to dispose of near Indian's Head.

It then prematurely exploded, resulting in very serious injuries to his hands, legs, face and eyes.

"If you have any fireworks or pyrotechnics to be disposed of, please follow the advice of your local fire service and do so responsibly.

"We wish the casualty a full and speedy recovery, and once again offer our thanks to the passers-by who helped the male and his companion to safety."

A North West Ambulance Service spokesman said: "We attended with one ambulance and have taken a male patient to hospital with serious burn injuries.".

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