Fireworks recalled for overloaded pyrotechnics ahead of Fourth of July

Thousands of fireworks overloaded with pyrotechnics have been recalled ahead of the Fourth of July.

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The affected fireworks were sold primarily in Indiana, Michigan and Pennsylvania, according to the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission.

An 8-year-old boy lost his hand after he and a 12-year-old boy found a broken end of a Talon rocket and lit it, the consumer safety group said.

The recalls include:

Twenty-two brands of fireworks sold at Patriot Pyrotechnics in Sheridan, Michigan, from January 2017 to July 2018 for $100 to $125.

Twenty-six brands of fireworks sold at GS Fireworks in Wyoming, Michigan, from March 2018 to May 2018 for $10 to $125.