Man severely injures himself with homemade fireworks on 5th of July
A Yucca Valley man was taken to Desert Regional Medical Center the day after the Fourth of July after deputies said he severely injured his arm due to a homemade fireworks explosion.
Deputies were called to the 55000 block of Mountain View Trail on Tuesday at 6:11 a.m. The man was taken to the hospital and detectives from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Bomb/Arson unit arrived to investigate.
Detectives found several homemade fireworks, as well as explosive material needed to make fireworks, according to the release.
If anyone has information related to the investigation, they’re asked to call authorities at (760) 366-4175. Anyone who wants to also remain anonymous can call 1-888-782-7463.
