An accident during the
production of Tehachapi’s July 4 fireworks show resulted in minor
injuries at Tehachapi Municipal Airport, staging area for the 20-minute
aerial show sponsored by the City of Tehachapi.
One of the
fireworks failed to launch and instead traveled horizontal to the
ground, crossing the airport runway and ignited in a crowd of nearby
spectators.
Arriving fire department and Tehachapi city police
responders found minor burn injuries on four spectators. Two of the
victims apparently left the scene. The other two suffered minor burns on
various parts of their body.
Spectator David Stauffer, there
with his wife and two young sons, had burn marks on his shirt and
superficial burns on his chest where the cloth had been burned away. He
was treated at the scene and said he was thankful his family who was
sitting with him were not also injured.
A few seats away Hayley
Bebee, who was sitting with her young child in her lap, suffered a burn
below her right eye. Paramedics treated her at the scene and advised her
to seek further medical assistance to be sure there was no damage to
the eye itself.
The accident is under investigation by the Kern County Fire Department.
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