Man loses life in fireworks accident in Redmond – KIRO 7 News Seattle

REDMOND, Wash. – A 45-year-old Bothell man died in a fireworks accident in a Redmond parking lot Friday morning.

It happened around 2:30 a.m. in the 11500 block of Avondale Road.

The man was setting off fireworks with his family, including young children, when he attempted to fire a mortar-like firecracker from his head.

When officers arrived, the man was unconscious and not breathing. Officers performed CPR until Redmond Fire Department paramedics arrived. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

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