Man killed in fireworks accident while celebrating Chiefs’ Super Bowl win
KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) — A Kansas City man was killed Sunday night in a firework accident as he was celebrating the Chiefs’ Super Bowl win.
Police were called to the scene at 9:17 p.m., just after the game ended. They said the man set off commercial-grade fireworks in an improvised mortar at the end of his driveway when one of them exploded.
The victim suffered a catastrophic head injury and was pronounced dead at an area hospital.
The man’s identity has not been released.
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