Daniel Duzac (Source: WWL-TV in New Orleans, LA)KENNER, LA (WAFB) -
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19-year-old Louisiana man is in the hospital after police said he suffered
serious injuries trying to light a "sparkler bomb."
Authorities
said Daniel Duzac of Kenner wrapped more than 100 sparklers together and added
a fuse to create an explosive device.
WWL-TV in
New Orleans reported Kenner Police Chief Steve Caraway when Duzac tried to
remove the fuse from the lit device, the bomb exploded in his hand.
Investigators
said the blast blew off Duzac's left hand, two fingers on his right hand and
burned his legs.
Caraway
said the teen was rushed into emergency surgery and remains in guarded
condition.
Police said
no one else was injured by the bomb, but three cars were damaged in the
explosion.
Making a
bomb out of sparklers is considered a felony offense.
According
to police, the district attorney will decide whether to charge Duzac in the
incident.
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