A brush fire ignited by exploding fireworks broke out in the woods just north of Francis S. Gabreski County Airport on Sunday morning.
An unidentified employee of Bay Fireworks, which has a storage facility just north of the Westhampton airport, was injured in the blast, according to the Southampton Town fire marshal’s office. The victim was airlifted by helicopter to Stony Brook University Medical Center, according to town fire officials. He suffered second- and third-degree burns on his hands, and first- and second-degree burns on his arms, neck and face, according to John Rankin, a fire marshal with the town.
The fireworks exploded outdoors, under a canopy where the injured employee was working, Mr. Rankin said. The worker was preparing mortar shells for upcoming Fourth of July fireworks shows and was inserting... more
An unidentified employee of Bay Fireworks, which has a storage facility just north of the Westhampton airport, was injured in the blast, according to the Southampton Town fire marshal’s office. The victim was airlifted by helicopter to Stony Brook University Medical Center, according to town fire officials. He suffered second- and third-degree burns on his hands, and first- and second-degree burns on his arms, neck and face, according to John Rankin, a fire marshal with the town.
The fireworks exploded outdoors, under a canopy where the injured employee was working, Mr. Rankin said. The worker was preparing mortar shells for upcoming Fourth of July fireworks shows and was inserting... more
That area, owned by the Tuccio family of Riverhead, is remote from the rest of the airport, and behind a secure fence.
It's one of the best locations on Eastern Long Island ...more to store pyrotechnical devices. Take a ride up there some time and see for yourself.
You'll have plenty of time to begin your crusade against any and every activity that happens at the airport.
What's next on your agenda? Holy Moses?