Woman killed in New Year's Day fireworks explosion in Hawaii
A New Year's fireworks explosion left one person dead and another critically injured in Hawaii, authorities said.
A large group gathered at the Campbell Industrial Park in Honolulu on the island of Oahu, when two people started setting off aerial fireworks, which are illegal in the state.
An explosion went off, and both victims were rushed to the hospital, where the 38-year-old woman died from her injuries.
A New Year's fireworks explosion at an industrial park in Hawaii (pictured) left one 38-year-old woman dead. Another 36-year-old man was critically injured
Most people had left by the time police arrived on the scene, although one bystander was administering CPR on the female victim, according to Kevin Mokulehua of the Honolulu Fire Department.
The woman died in the hospital, while the 36-year-old man remains in critical condition.
Police have opened an unattended death and prohibited explosive device investigation, but no one has been arrested or cited.
Honolulu's Emergency Medical Services said the woman's death was among dozens of other fireworks-related incidents over the weekend. The agency responded to 28 calls within the first hour of 2017.
A 28-year-old suffered serious injuries to his right hand while setting off firecrackers in Kauai, while a man was injured in the face when the explosives unexpectedly went off in Maui, authorities said.
Fire Capt. Kevin Mokulehua said the Honolulu Fire Department also had a busy weekend.
'The Honolulu Fire Department responded to 19 fireworks-related incidents which doubled last year's incident totals,' said Mokulehua.