luck9 3 firecracker-related injuries logged in Batangas, Rizal

MANILA, Philippines — Three people have been injured due to firecrackers in Batangas and Rizal in the past two days, the Calabarzon police reported yesterday.

Among the victims were two minors in Binangonan, Rizal.

One of the victims, a 12-year-old boy from Barangay Darangan suffered abrasions in the cheek and burns due to kwitis.

The other victim was a nine-year-old girl who sustained an injury in the eyes and burns after someone fired a boga or improvised cannon.

Meanwhile, in Batangas, a 21-year-old man sustained injuries in the arms when a firecracker exploded in Padre Garcia on Monday.

The victim, whom police identified only as alias Froilan, lighted a firecracker outside his house in Barangay Cawongan at around 12:46 p.m.

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The firecracker reportedly exploded even before Froilan could release it.

Relatives brought the victim to a hospital for treatment.luck9