Wednesday was the first 4th of July in more than sixty years with fireworks being legal in Maine.
We're told there were at least three major mishaps.
A Standish man modified some fireworks, which went off in his face because of a short fuse.
In Hiram, a man was injured when a mortar-style rocket he thought was a dud went off in his hand.
In Sharleston, a woman's pants leg caught fire when a rocket went sideways instead of up in the air.
Earlier in the week, a Sabattas man was injured when he used a torch to dry out a wet mortar-style rocket.
And kids playing with sparklers set an apartment house on fire in Portland.
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