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7 Injured During Fireworks Display
TOWANDA, Ill. (AP) -- Fire officials in central Illinois say seven people were injured when fireworks exploded prematurely during the village of Towanda's fireworks display.

Towanda fire chief Michael Donald says firefighters were called to the Sunday evening display at least twice when fireworks exploded prematurely. He says five people received minor burns and cuts and were treated at the scene.

Donald says two men were treated at an area hospital and released, one for burns and another for elevated blood pressure. The chief says the fireworks show was called off early for safety reasons.

Donald says the village did everything correctly and village officials plan to contact the fireworks supply company to see what went wrong.

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07 05 10 by Newsroom
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