MARSHFIELD, MASS. (WHDH) - A child is recovering after a fireworks accident in Marshfield left him with second-degree burns on his legs.
The boy was injured by a firework on the beach off Farragut Road around 9:30 p.m., a neighbor told 7News.
Witnesses say the boy and his father were sitting far too close to the fireworks that were being set off on the beach.
The terrifying incident was partially captured on cellphone camera.
“There was a dad and his kid near the water, the fireworks were going off, one blew off, skidding across the beach and landed right in front of these two people and it exploded,” witness Mitch Haddad said.
“It was shocking. It was shocking to watch, it was shocking for them, I’m sure,” he added. “The dad freaked out and started dragging his kid up the beach by his arm screaming, ‘Help! Help! Help!'”
The boy was transported to South Shore Hospital, according to Marshfield police. He is expected to be OK.
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