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Firework Mortar Blast Wounds Man in Crystal Lake

The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office has launched an investigation into the circumstances of the firework blast.

Overview

  • Responders were dispatched at 9:16 p.m. to the 1300 block of Beach Street in unincorporated Crystal Lake.
  • A firework mortar struck a man in the face and exploded, inflicting serious, unspecified injuries.
  • Heavy crowds on the narrow one-way street delayed Nunda Rural Fire Protection District crews from reaching the victim.
  • McHenry County paramedics requested a medical helicopter but transported the man by ambulance when inclement weather grounded the flight.
  • The patient remains under care at Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital and the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office is investigating potential regulatory breaches.