Harborview Medical Center treated more than 50 people for fireworks-related injuries during the Fourth of July weekend.

Harborview Medical Center has released the number and types of firework-related injuries treated from this year's Fourth of July celebrations across Western Washington.

The Fourth of July holiday is coming up, and with it parades, family reunions, camping, picnics, barbecues, concerts, fireworks and everything from milk carton races to fun runs. Yet it's also the ...

The most severe injuries are to the hands and eyes, she said. Advertising In 2020, fireworks set parts of a four-story apartment building ablaze in West Seattle on July 4, causing $100,000 in damage.

Last year, firefighters responded to more than 50 fires started by fireworks, and dozens of people were injured.

According to the Seattle Fire Department, in 2023 Harborview Medical treated 58 patients with fireworks-related injuries. Patient ages ranged from 10 months to 57 years old.

Harborview sees an average of 65 fireworks injuries each year around the Fourth of July, and that's just one emergency department serving the Seattle area. That's up from 2022's numbers , when ...

“Don’t blow it.” — That’s the message from Seattle firefighters when it comes to fireworks. They say last year, 237 people in Washington were burned or injured, including a teen who lost ...