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Fire Department Urges Safety First for 4th of July

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The sign outside the Park Forest Fire Station warns, "Skin burns at 150 degrees, a sparkler burns at 1800 degrees. Is it worth the risk?"

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— In 2005, the U.S. hospital emergency rooms treated an estimated 10,800 people for fireworks related injuries, according to data from the National Fire Protection Agency.

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While Illinois state law prohibits fireworks such as hand held fire works, bottle rockets and roman candles, approved fire works such…

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