PHILADELPHIA - Officials are warning of the dangers of fireworks ahead of the holiday weekend. Rasaan Urquhart knows all about the damage fireworks can cause.
He lost sight in his left eye after a fireworks accident during the Eagles Super Bowl celebration back in 2018.“I got close to see if it was done or not.
Basically, the firework malfunctions," he said.Rasaan joined officials Thursday to talk about fireworks danger as we enter the Fourth of July weekend.Philadelphia has been plagued with random firework explosions over the past few months of the pandemic.
Philly police report 5,107 firework complainants from May 29th to June 21, including nearly 800 in one day.READ MORE: Philadelphia residents struggle with noise of nightly firework.