A West Auckland man has lost fingers after a homemade firework he was building exploded. He was manufacturing homemade fireworks and the explosion caused him to lose part of his hand and likely three fingers. James Halpin/Stuff A man has lost his fingers after one of the homemade fireworks he was making exploded. Contact the Auckland newsroom on aucklandnewsroom@stuff.co.nzA neighbour said he saw the man shortly after the explosion sitting on the footpath with his hand bandaged. “All I know is something blew up and he’s missing fingers,” the neighbour said.

Source: Stuff April 29, 2023 13:36 UTC