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Kercem man grievously injured after falling trying to put out a fire

Kercem man grievously injured after falling trying to put out a fireA 44-year old man was grievously injured after he fell around 15 feet from scaffolding in Triq il-Kalandrijiet, Kercem.

The accident happened just before 1.00am this morning, when the man fell while he was trying to put out a fire caused by ground fireworks, Police said.

The man was taken to Gozo General Hospital where he was certified as suffering from grievous injuries.

Police investigations are still on-going.

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#1 Comment By Liwtep On July 11, 2016 @ 10:52 am

Perhaps an accident waiting to happen, ground fireworks can be dangerous, I assume that a fireman was in attendance to deal with any outbreaks of fire? I wish the poor man a speedy recovery.