4-year-old loses 4 fingers due to fireworksMANILA, Philippines — A four-year-old boy entered the new year with four fingers less following another case of firework-related injury (FWRI). According to the Department of Health (DOH), the little boy sustained blast injuries from an unknown type of fireworks. The child is the youngest of the 19 victims whose fingers or hands were cut off after suffering from injuries caused by different kinds of lit fireworks. “Imagine a four-year-old who lost four fingers… That’s permanent, that’s for life. The victims sustained varying degrees of burns and wounds in different parts of the body.

Source: Philippine Star January 03, 2026 16:03 UTC