A 53-year-old Roca man was taken to a hospital Monday after a firework exploded in his hand.
The man was at Block Auto and Body Shop in Roca when he tried to light a consumer artillery shell firework and it exploded unexpectedly, according to reports from the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office.
His injuries are not life-threatening.
The man told deputies the firework is legal and was purchased last year.
The Nebraska State Patrol Bomb Squad and Fire Marshal were called to investigate, Sheriff Terry Wagner said.Ìý