'Bumfire' night stunt backfires
A soldier is being treated for his injuries after setting off a firework between his buttocks.The 22-year-old, who told pals he was “bored” with a fireworks display, copied the stunt from the Jackass movie.
He dropped his trousers, and slipped a powerful Black Cat Thunderbolt between the cheeks of his backside.
A friend set the firework alight and the soldier bent over as the firework exploded in a shower of sparks.
Laughing witnesses at the Sunderland event filmed the episode on a video phone not realising their mate was badly hurt.
The soldier, who had recently returned from a tour of duty in Iraq, ended up in Sunderland Royal Hospital where he is being treated for a scorched colon and other injuries.
John Woodhead, chairman of the Firework Association, said that he had never heard of an incident like it in 45 years.
Mr Woodhead added: “This sort of thing is beyond belief. We have spent a long time working with the Government to create laws that make fireworks safer and better for the public. This incident is very concerning but hopefully an isolated one.”
posted by The One Ocean @ 11/20/2006 06:41:00 PM
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