Four-year-old firecracker victim in the Philippines loses fingers on right hand

Of the 115 fireworks-related injuries reported so far, 38 per cent were from Metro Manila. - PHOTO: PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER/ASIA NEWS NETWORK

MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN): The Philippines’ Health Undersecretary Eric Tayag on Dec 31 pushed for a crackdown on vendors of illegal firecrackers after a four-year-old boy lost all the fingers on his right hand when he lighted a “dart bomb” inside his house in Central Luzon.

Health Undersecretary Eric Tayag on Dec 31 pushed for a crackdown on vendors of illegal firecrackers after a four-year-old boy lost all fingers on his right hand when he lighted a “dart bomb” inside his house in Central Luzon.