Overview
- State investigators and the Chihuahua attorney general’s office are following the case and interviewing family members after the hospital reported the injuries.
- The explosion occurred around 9:30 a.m. on December 26 in Hidalgo del Parral, according to the mother’s account to investigators.
- Medical staff at Hospital General de Parral confirmed traumatic amputation of the middle, ring and little fingers of the child’s left hand.
- Officials said the child’s identity remains undisclosed and no sanctions against the parents have been announced at this time.
- Authorities cautioned that pyrotechnic injuries rise during December festivities and urged adults to keep explosive devices out of children’s reach.