SOME 25 people, including 12 children, were injured when baby rockets commonly known as “kwitis” misfired during a community fireworks display in Barangay Calmay, Dagupan City in Pangasinan on New Year’s Eve while 22 persons, mostly minors, were reported hurt by firecrackers in Soccsksargen or Region 12.

All the injured were transported by boat across the Calmay river and rushed by ambulances of the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council to Region 1 Medical Center (R1MC) for treatment.

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