Explosion Involving Fireworks Kill At Least 3 People In Hawaii, Over 20 Critically Injured

A fireworks explosion in a Honolulu-area neighborhood has killed at least three (3) people and critically injured twenty (20) others on New Year’s Eve (Tuesday 31st December, 2024). The horrific incident is said to have occurred just before Midnight outside a home, according to the Honolulu Fire Department.

The neighborhood is near Honolulu’s International Airport and a joint U.S. Air Force and Navy base.

A view of the home where a New Year's Eve fireworks explosion killed and injured several people in Honolulu, Hawaii. Photo Credit: Marco Garcia/AP. pic.twitter.com/4kzy982yyA

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Two (2) people were declared dead at the scene, and the other twenty (20) victims were transported to Hospitals, according to Honolulu Emergency Medical Services. “I've been in EMS over thirty (30) years and this is probably one of the worst calls I’ve ever been on as far as the immense tragedy and amount of patients and severity of the injuries,” Honolulu Emergency Services Department Director Dr. Jim Ireland said in a Press Conference early Wednesday. 

A statement from Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi put the death toll at three (3) and said more than twenty (20) people were injured critically. “This incident is a painful reminder of the danger of illegal fireworks, which put lives at risk, drain our first responder resources, and disrupt our communities,” Blangiardi said.

The Fire Department said it was investigating the cause of the blast and had no details about how the accident occurred. It said there was no fire at the home.

The victims have not yet been identified.

Investigations are continuing.

More on this as it becomes available.

​[Source: CBS News]