Sunday, June 15 2014, 09:51 PM MDT 
 
 Explosion in Orem Parade Sends Several Kids to Hospital 

 Three children were injured when sparks from a cannon fire caused a small explosion Saturday at Orem's Summerfest Parade. 
 
 The incident happened at the beginning of the parade when a Civil War reenactment group fired a cannon on 800 East, just south of Center Street. Sparks from the cannon landed in a large pouch that contained additional charges for the cannon. The pouch then blew up, injuring the three children. 
 
 Lt. Josh Adams with the Orem Department of Public Safety said investigators are still trying to determine what happened that triggered the explosion. 
 
 All three children were part of the Civil War reenactment group and were participating in the parade. They were treated at the scene and transported to the hospital in stable condition. The extent of their injuries isn't known at this time. 

 Story highlights An explosion at a Civil War re-enactment sends three children to the hospital 
 
 Spark from fired cannon sets off additional charges 
 
 Witnesses say two of the children were engulfed in flames 
 
 What was supposed to be a celebratory lesson in American history has sent three children to the hospital. 
 
 They were a part of a Civil War re-enactment group watching a parade in Orem, Utah, when a cannon set off an explosion Saturday. Witnesses said two of the three children injured were initially engulfed in flames, according to CNN affiliate KUTV. 
 
 "When the flames went up in the air these three children started crying. One little girl's clothes were on fire, we're told," witness Brittany Tait told KUTV. "People were running with water to douse her." 
 
 The blast happened at the start of the parade, the city's Department of Public Safety said. 
 
 The cannon was fired, and a spark landed on a pouch containing additional charges for the cannon. The smoldering ember set off the contents of the pouch, blowing it up and injuring all three children, the press release explained. 
 
 The extent of the children's injuries was not immediately known Sunday, but authorities said they were in stable condition when they were transported to a nearby hospital. 

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 OREM, Utah -- Children in Orem had to be rushed to the hospital Saturday night after they caught fire during a patriotic cannon firing during the city's annual Summer Fest Grand Parade. 
 
 It happened around 7 p.m. on Center Street. 
 
 Corina Johnson was one of the first people to respond to the scene. She is a registered nurse and was watching the parade when the fire took place. According to Johnson, four children were involved, one girl and three boys, all between the ages of 10 and 12. They all suffered first and/or second degree burns on their waists and arms. 
 
 A press release from Orem City stated: "The Civil War reenactment group fired the cannon on 800 East, just south of Center Street. When the cannon went off, one of the sparks landed in a large pouch that contained additional charges for the cannon. The pouch blew up, injuring all three children child(sic), who were part of the Civil War reenactment group." 
 
 Johnson described that moment. 
 
 "Originally there was just a bunch of smoke, and we saw a kid duck out from underneath and then we saw three different kids on fire," Johnson said. "There were people yelling to stop, drop and roll, water bottles flying so they could get some things going, me and another nurse were sitting on the side and ran over to kind of help, I didn't stay for a long time, doused all the kids in water, got their clothes, pulled off as much as possible and got EMT headed this way." 
 
 Johnson said three of the children were transported to the hospital. She said none of the injuries were life threatening but she said she wouldn't be surprised if they spent a day or two in the hospital. The press release stated the extent of the injuries to the children is unknown but stated all three children were in stable condition when they were transported.
– Three kids in Orem, Utah, were injured during a parade Saturday night when a Civil War re-enactment got out of control, KSTU reports. The children—all of them participating in the re-enactment and parade, according to the Daily Herald—were injured during a ceremonial cannon firing after a spark from the cannon ignited the contents of a pouch that contained more cannon charges, causing the pouch to explode. "One little girl's clothes were on fire, we're told," one witness tells KUTV, according to CNN. "We saw three different kids on fire," another says. The flames were quickly extinguished by bystanders using their water bottles and instructing the children to stop, drop, and roll. Though authorities reported three kids were sent to the hospital, one witness says four children were hurt, a girl and three boys aged 10 to 12. They suffered first and second-degree burns to their waists and arms; all were in stable condition immediately following the incident. An investigation has been opened.