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Man suffers fireworks injury in West Fargo on New Year's Day

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The 21-year-old man was treated for serious, non-life threatening injury to his hand.

A 21-year-old West Fargo man suffered a serious fireworks injury in the early morning hours of New Year’s Day.

West Fargo Fire and Police responded to a service call for a medical emergency in the 800 block of Cathy Drive West at 12:39am Wednesday. Crews discovered the man with a traumatic injury to his hand following the improper use of a firework. He was transported to a local hospital for treatment for a severe, non-life threatening injury by Sanford Ambulance.

Use of fireworks is legal on New Year’s Eve between the hours of 8pm and 1am.