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A man severed three fingers on his left hand and damaged the other two fingers in a fireworks accident in Suffolk County on July 4, police said.
The 21-year-old victim was lighting a firework at an Independence Day party in Copiague just after 9 p.m. when it exploded in his hand, according to Suffolk County police. The incident occurred in front of a residence on Trouville Road.
The injured man also suffered a burn to one his legs, officials said. He was transported to a hospital in West Islip for treatment on non-life threatening injuries, police said.
When they first arrived at the scene of the accident, police used a tourniquet to help stop the bleeding in the victim's hand.
In another Long Island fireworks incident, a 33-year-old man was arrested over a firework accident that involved an 11-year-old kid and two Levittown homes on fire, authorities say.
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