Palghar, Nov 11 (PTI) In separate incidents, two young men suffered severe injuries to their fingers during their bid to burst firecrackers in their hands in Vasai-Virar region of Maharashtra’s Palghar district, a health official said.
The two youths tried to shoot social media reels while bursting the firecrackers when the incidents occurred on Tuesday night.
Vineet Kumar, 21, tried to launch an aerial firework while holding it directly in his hand, causing the cracker to explode in his grasp.
The blast severely burned and tore his hand, requiring emergency reconstructive plastic surgery that lasted through the night and resulted in 72 stitches across his damaged fingers and tendons, said Dr Pravin Thorat from a local hospital in Vasai.
Another incident took place near Rajawali, in which 18-year-old Anjum Yadav tried to light and throw a heavy ‘sutali bomb’ (a high intensity firecracker) from his hand. But it burst prematurely, inflicting severe damage that forced doctors to amputate his right little finger, he said. PTI COR NP
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