Fireworks explosion on NC island kills 1, hurts 4

OCRACOKE, N.C. (AP) - A truckload of fireworks exploded Saturday morning on a remote North Carolina island dock, killing one worker and critically injuring four others preparing for an Independence Day celebration, authorities said. The explosion shook homes and businesses and was heard across a village on the southern end of Ocracoke Island, which is the only inhabited part of the 15-mile spit of land. read more

NECN | July 4, 2009

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