Mon. Dec 23rd, 2024 10:05:51 AM

The City of Santa Ana talked tough about cracking down on illegal fireworks but last night was insane. The entire city was a war zone. Even the nicer neighborhoods in north Santa Ana were inundated in mortar rounds.

One young man, 21-years-old, paid the ultimate price for playing with illegal fireworks when he apparently blew most of his hands off, according to the O.C. Register.

The victim was handling what firefighters think was a “mortar round” when it went off in his hands, according to the OCDA. The paramedics looked for pieces of his hands to no avail. The hands appear to have been atomized by the explosion.

The accident happened about 8:30 p.m., at the 2100 block of West Washington Blvd. The OCFA did not reveal the identity of the victim.

Jason Pierre-Paul

New York Giants football player Jason Pierre-Paul blew off a good portion of his right hand with illegal fireworks last year. The mistake cost him millions of dollars as he was a free agent at the time. He has been talking about the incident and trying to convince young people to avoid playing with illegal fireworks. Perhaps we need to bring him to Santa Ana?

The mass use of illegal fireworks in our city detracts from the use of safe and sane fireworks. That is a shame as the sale of safe and sane fireworks helps a lot of non profits to serve our community.

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Art Pedroza Editor
Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

By Art Pedroza

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

2 thoughts on “A 21-year-old Santa Ana man blew off his hands with a mortar round last night”
  1. Por pendejo…..he should of sat on it instead!!!!! I can’t stand people lighting these up..? Hope it happens to every single person lighting up \p!aging with illegal fireworks……

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