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11-09-2006, 03:06 PM
Guess this guys on a liquid only diet for a while...
Man hurt in 'bumfire night' prank
A man is recovering in hospital from serious internal injures after launching a firework from his backside.
The 22-year-old suffered a scorched colon and other injuries in the incident in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear.
The prank, involving a Black Cat Thunderbolt Rocket, was captured by a gang of youths and the fuzzy mobile phone footage shows a blinding white flash followed by hysterical laughter.
A spokeswoman for the North East Ambulance Service said: "We received a call stating there was a male who had a firework in his bottom and it was bleeding.
"He was attended to and taken to Sunderland Royal Hospital."
Safety experts warned that misusing the explosives in such a senseless way can have serious consequences.
A spokesman for the Firework Association, said he had never heard of an incident like it in 45 years.
He added: "This sort of thing is beyond belief. We have spent a long time working with the Government to create laws that make fireworks safer and better for the public.
"This incident is very concerning but hopefully an isolated one."
© Independent Television News Limited 2006. All rights reserved.
The human capacity for stupidity never ceases to amaze me, definatey on for the "alternative" Darwin Awards web site...
Man hurt in 'bumfire night' prank
A man is recovering in hospital from serious internal injures after launching a firework from his backside.
The 22-year-old suffered a scorched colon and other injuries in the incident in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear.
The prank, involving a Black Cat Thunderbolt Rocket, was captured by a gang of youths and the fuzzy mobile phone footage shows a blinding white flash followed by hysterical laughter.
A spokeswoman for the North East Ambulance Service said: "We received a call stating there was a male who had a firework in his bottom and it was bleeding.
"He was attended to and taken to Sunderland Royal Hospital."
Safety experts warned that misusing the explosives in such a senseless way can have serious consequences.
A spokesman for the Firework Association, said he had never heard of an incident like it in 45 years.
He added: "This sort of thing is beyond belief. We have spent a long time working with the Government to create laws that make fireworks safer and better for the public.
"This incident is very concerning but hopefully an isolated one."
© Independent Television News Limited 2006. All rights reserved.
The human capacity for stupidity never ceases to amaze me, definatey on for the "alternative" Darwin Awards web site...