One person is dead and another injured following a July 4 accident involving fireworks in the Village of Hancock.
New York State Police at Deposit were dispatched by the Delaware County 911 Center at about 9:40 p.m. on July 4 to the area of Ridge Runner Road in the Village of Hancock for a report of an accident with fireworks.
State police said a preliminary investigation at the scene indicated that two men were on a pontoon boat on Somerset Lake setting off fireworks when numerous fireworks ignited at the same time, causing an explosion.
One of the men involved was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The other man died on the scene.
State police were assisted by the Hancock Fire Department, Hancock EMS and Delaware County.
The identities of the victims were not released.
This article originally appeared on Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin: One dead, one injured in Fourth of July fireworks explosion in Delaware County
Reporting by Jillian McCarthy, Binghamton Press & Sun Bulletin / Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin
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