{"id":2385660,"date":"2025-01-02T14:21:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T19:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dust-settles-on-us-fireworks-disaster-three-dead-and-dozens-injured\/"},"modified":"2025-01-02T14:23:09","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T19:23:09","slug":"dust-settles-on-us-fireworks-disaster-three-dead-and-dozens-injured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dust-settles-on-us-fireworks-disaster-three-dead-and-dozens-injured\/","title":{"rendered":"Dust Settles on US Fireworks Disaster, Three Dead and Dozens Injured"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdust-settles-on-us-fireworks-disaster-three-dead-and-dozens-injured%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2385660&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A tragic fireworks explosion occurred in a residential neighborhood of Honolulu \u2062as 2025 began, \u2064resulting in at least three\u200c fatalities and around \u200btwo dozen \u200binjuries. The \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nfl-rookie-ex-alabama-star-shot-multiple-times-in-dc-robbery-attempt\/\" title=\"NFL Rookie, Ex-Alabama Star Shot Multiple Times In DC Robbery Attempt\">incident happened shortly<\/a> after midnight when an aerial \u2062firework \u2064was ignited at \u2062a party but tipped over, igniting\u200b additional fireworks stored nearby. honolulu Police Chief Joe Logan provided details indicating that the explosion was \u2062triggered \u2063by this chain \u200breaction, sparking\u2064 widespread devastation.<\/p>\n<p>Emergency responders described the \u2062injuries as horrific, \u2062with severe trauma reported, and there are fears that\u2063 more victims may succumb to their injuries in the coming days. Governor Josh Green \u200dstated\u2062 that some <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">victims suffered life-threatening injuries comparable<\/a> \u2063to those seen in war zones.<\/p>\n<p>Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi emphasized the urgent need to address <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/1-person-killed-and-several-injured-in-explosion-at-mo-duplex\/\" title=\"1 person killed and several injured in explosion at Mo. duplex\">illegal fireworks<\/a>, highlighting \u2062the dangers they pose to community safety. Dr. James Ireland, the city&#8217;s \u2063Emergency\u2064 Services director, remarked \u2063on the unprecedented severity \u2064of \u200bthe injuries resulting from this tragic event, \u2064labeling it one \u2064of the worst emergencies \u2064in his lengthy career in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-vaccine-guidelines-prioritize-marijuana-workers-over-teachers-promoting-equity\/\" title=\"California Vaccine Guidelines Prioritize Marijuana Workers Over Teachers, Promoting \u2018Equity\u2019\">emergency medical services<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>At least three people are dead and about two dozen were injured as 2025 began, when a fireworks explosion took place in a Honolulu neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p>Police said the disaster occurred when one aerial firework touched off a chain reaction <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-malfunction-stadium-fire-fireworks-show-sends-mortar-volley-directly-audience\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">explosion<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Based on the preliminary review and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/second-teen-arrested-by-d-c-police-in-shooting-of-commanders-rb-brian-johnson-jr\/\" title=\"Second Teen Arrested by D.C. Police in Shooting of Commanders RB Brian Johnson Jr.\">nearby surveillance footage<\/a>, evidence from the scene, and witness statements, it appears that shortly after midnight, a person who attended the party lit an aerial cake, which is a container containing multiple aerial fireworks in the driveway at the carport,&rdquo; Honolulu Police Chief Joe Logan said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaiinewsnow.com\/2025\/01\/01\/least-2-dead-22-injured-fireworks-related-incident-salt-lake\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hawaii News Now<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The cake fell to the side, and the aerial shot into crates that contained additional fireworks, setting off what is the explosion that you saw on multiple media outlets and social media posts at this time,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING<\/p>\n<p>According to Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi, three people are dead and 22 are injured after a fireworks explosion in Salt Lake last night.<\/p>\n<p>More info on <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Kq4R9tc11A\">https:\/\/t.co\/Kq4R9tc11A<\/a> and the KHON2 News tonight.<\/p>\n<p>Video courtesy Renee Ramos <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cqdLHXAYYu\">pic.twitter.com\/cqdLHXAYYu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sam Spangler (@SamSpanglerHI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamSpanglerHI\/status\/1874546467551248445?\">January 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Gov. Josh Green said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/massive-us-fireworks-warehouse-explodes-medics-forced-stage-away-facility\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">injuries<\/a> inflicted on the dead and wounded were horrendous.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The truth is that people had traumatic injuries so badly that brain material was across the sidewalk from the ferocity of this explosion, and we want people to hear that because that is what is really possible with these explosive fireworks,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">At least three people are dead and two dozen are injured after a New Year&rsquo;s Eve fireworks explosion in a Honolulu residential neighborhood, officials say. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oLoapzf8GA\">https:\/\/t.co\/oLoapzf8GA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NBC News (@NBCNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCNews\/status\/1874882112471351403?\">January 2, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Some of the deceased had injuries that were that tragic, that traumatic. We&rsquo;re talking about the worst possible war zone injuries that took their lives,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Green said more deaths are likely.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And in the next couple of days, it&rsquo;s highly likely that some of the people that didn&rsquo;t even look that bad will die because their lungs were burned out. And that&rsquo;s what you happen to see when explosions happen right in front of you,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW<\/p>\n<p>Two died and 22 others have been injured due to a fireworks explosion in Honolulu, Hawaii. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yUClrwbcaT\">pic.twitter.com\/yUClrwbcaT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Insider Corner (@insiderscorner) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/insiderscorner\/status\/1874448700086632791?\">January 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi said he wants to crack down on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-driver-crashes-directly-fireworks-store-explosive-chain-reaction-starts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">illegal<\/a> fireworks.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This incident is a painful reminder of the danger posed by illegal fireworks. They put our lives at risk; they drain our first responders; and they disrupt our neighborhoods,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;We cannot allow this senseless danger to persist, and we will take decisive action to ensure the safety and well-being of our Oahu residents.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Dr. James Ireland, director of Honolulu&rsquo;s Department of Emergency Services, said the disaster was unique in his experience, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/least-3-dead-multiple-injured-new-years-eve-fireworks-explosion-rcna185947\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve been in EMS for over 30 years, and this is probably one of the worst calls I&rsquo;ve ever been on as far as just the immense tragedy and amount of patients and severity of the injuries,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was something that not a lot of us have experienced before and never want to again,&rdquo; he said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/02\/us\/hawaii-fireworks-explosion-deaths.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Authorities reported that the incident was triggered by one aerial firework igniting a series of explosions. According to Honolulu Police Chief Joe Logan, preliminary investigations, including surveillance footage and witness accounts, indicated that shortly after midnight, someone at the party lit an aerial cake\u2014a container with multiple fireworks\u2014at the carport&#8217;s driveway. The cake toppled over, causing an aerial firework to shoot into crates containing more fireworks, resulting in the explosion widely reported across various media platforms<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2385661,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Firework-Explosion.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4164,13242,47779],"class_list":["post-2385660","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-disaster","tag-tragedy","tag-us-fireworks"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Firework-Explosion.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385660","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2385660"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385660\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2385669,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385660\/revisions\/2385669"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2385661"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2385660"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2385660"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2385660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}