MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — Fireworks are a very popular way to celebrate Independence Day and the No. 1 cause of injuries around the holiday.
According to the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission, 66% of injuries occurred in the weeks before and after the July 4 holiday.
Safety experts caution that if you plan to light your own fireworks it’s important to make sure they are legal in the area before buying or using them.
Once you decide to light them, you should do so one at a time and then move back quickly.
Aaron Worthley, a nurse at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center, said you can get burned very badly by fireworks if you are not lighting them the correct way.
“Fireworks can cause severe burns that can lead into third-degree burns going full thickness through every layer of the skin,” Worthley said. “It’s going to be very …