Teenagers Suffer Severe Firecracker Injuries in Vienna

Witnesses observed several boys of about the same age handling and igniting pyrotechnics in Kongresspark around 3:20 pm. The eleven-year-old suffered significant injuries from the explosion, his friends had fled before the arrival of the police, ambulance, and St. John's Ambulance. The boy was taken to the shock room of a hospital after emergency medical care, where a finger could not be saved. He could not yet be questioned.

Injuries at Vienna's Handelskai

Just a short time before, around 2:40 pm, there were two injured boys (13 and 14) at Handelskai: The two reported that others had set off firecrackers. The police were on the scene, but initially had no further information about the incident. The younger boy also lost a finger, and according to the professional rescue service, he had lacerations and abrasions among other injuries. The 14-year-old suffered from a blast trauma and abrasions on his legs, with his injuries being classified as minor.

(APA/Red)

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