3rd person dies after NC fireworks explosion (AP)

Courtesy Ytop stories  Sun, 07/05/2009 - 8:44am

Smoke is seen across Ocracoke Island, N.C.<br /><br />Saturday, July 4, 2009 after a truckload of fireworks exploded on a remote island dock, killing one worker and injuring others preparing for an Independence Day celebration, authorities said.<br /><br />The explosion shook homes and businesses and was heard across a village on the southern end of Ocracoke Island, which is the only inhabited part of the 15-mile spit of land.<br /><br />(AP Photo/Joseph Chestnut)AP - A third worker who had been preparing for an Independence Day celebration died from injuries suffered when a truckload of fireworks exploded on a dock at a remote North Carolina island, authorities said.




 

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