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Erin Keller

Fireworks explosion at Cape Cod golf course injures four

A fireworks display prematurely exploded at the New Seabury Country Club in Mashpee, Cape Cod, on Wednesday afternoon.
Four crew members from Pyrotecnico, the company setting up the display, were injured in the incident.
One person sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries and was airlifted to hospital, while three others received burns or minor injuries.
The explosion occurred around 4:30 p.m. when a firework shell ignited, setting off other shells on the ground.
The incident, which caused a large, smoky explosion visible for miles, is currently under investigation but appears to have been accidental.

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