With injuries up, feds eye fireworks laws
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On the eve of the nation&#039;s noisiest holiday, the Consumer Product Safety Commission responded to growing fireworks injuries by quietly reopening the question of how it should police explosives for backyard entertainment.
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By B.C. Manion, Tampa Tribune, Fla.  Jun. 2--Mowing the lawn and puttering in your garden don't seem all that dangerous, but thousands of people go to the emergency room every year because of injuries in their yard.
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An explosion that could be felt blocks away injured two brothers who authorities believe were trying to make fireworks in a maintenance building at an apartment complex.
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Toymakers will face strict safety tests and steep fines for safety breaches if a new US law is passed.
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While members of Congress fretted Wednesday about how to allocate federal aid to best counter the risk of a terrorist attack, one lawmaker chose to focus on cigarette lighters.
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By Danielle Zielinski, Daily Press, Newport News, Va.  Jun. 27--As the sound of fireworks echo across Hampton Roads this Fourth of July, firefighters are hoping the booms won't be followed by the crackling of flames.
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MRSA compensation claims may become more prevalent as lawyers turn to workplace safety laws to pursue hospitals.
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They hold parades right down Main Street. Huge fireworks displays erupt in their honor, lauded in part for the way they help subsidize the local economy.
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Residents count the cost of a massive blaze at a fireworks factory in western Denmark.
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Tough new regulations put a curfew on the misuse of fireworks across Scotland.
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission yesterday moved a step closer to issuing federal rules to reduce injuries and deaths caused by mattress fires.
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By TOM CARLIN  DOPE growers were busted when police on guard at a fatal fireworks blaze got a whiff of their illegal crop.   The cops sniffed out the cannabis factory while on duty at the fireworks warehouse where two firefighters died in a huge explosion last Sunday.
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By Steve Lyttle, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Dec. 17--Candles and fireplaces are especially popular during the holidays, which means it's time for some safety reminders.
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Doctors warn that injuries are more severe when lightning strikes an iPod user.
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SENECA FALLS, N.Y. - A suspected drunken driver found a way to delay his court appearance: He torched the building, police said.  Christopher Chianese, 26, set the new municipal offices on fire on Nov.
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WASHINGTON -- Terrorists may seek to down aircraft by shining powerful lasers into cockpits to blind pilots during landing approaches, federal officials are warning in a bulletin distributed nationwide.
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Police chiefs and lawmakers are concerned that ultralow pricing is fueling a rise in drink-related crime and rowdy behavior.