Fireworks Explosion in Western Michigan Kills One Woman and Injures 9 Other People

Fireworks Explosion in Western Michigan Kills One Woman and Injures 9 Other People
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The Associated Press
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PARK TOWNSHIP, Mich.—Fireworks explosions in adjacent counties in western Michigan left at least one woman dead and nine others with injuries from critical to minor, authorities said.

Both explosions happened Monday within about 30 minutes of each other and no more than 30 miles apart, first in Allegan County, when an errant mortar apparently shot sideways into a crowd of spectators, and then in Park Township, when a fireworks explosion killed a 43-year-old woman from Holland.