MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man lost two fingers to a fireworks accident.
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Florida Today reports the injury happened Tuesday night in Merritt Island.
Brevard County Fire Rescue officials said the man was airlifted to a hospital in Melbourne where doctors had to amputate two fingers.
No further details were immediately available.
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Information from: Florida Today (Melbourne, Fla.), http://www.floridatoday.com