From their neighborhood watch, posted with permission:

The following was sent by a CSBTS resident.  We REALLY are SERIOUS about NO PERSONAL FIREWORKS and this is an example of why.  Please read and share the story and leave the Fireworks to the Professionals who have a Fire Truck and Fire Marshall on Duty.  Empsy Munden, Pres. CSBTS

July 4th Mishap:

I wanted to share this story with the neighborhood about the dangers of fireworks set off by non-professionals.  I was sitting on the beach at Walke Street with my children and my friends and their children waiting for the firework show that is an amazing event every year.  There were individuals setting off personal fireworks at the water’s edge prior to the main show while the beaches were heavily packed with families.  About 10 minutes before the scheduled start of the community’s sponsored show, 2 teenage boys set off some fireworks that misfired due to their inexperience and a piece hit my best friend in the eye. The firework singed her hair, eyebrow, eyelashes and caused temporary blindness in her left eye.  Two days later she has regained her sight but is still bruised on the left side of her face covering the eye, nose and cheek.

We are very thankful that the damage wasn’t worse but this incident was very frightening and our children between the ages of 6 and 12 were terrified.  There were several emails and many notices posted to refrain from using personal fireworks because their use is illegal and obviously dangerous. I do hope this story will press upon others that these notices aren’t meant to be a nuisance but are published because fireworks are clearly dangerous and should only be handled by professionals who are educated in how to safely discharge them.