A Detroit man was killed Friday evening when a wayward firework struck him in the chest and exploded.
Paramedics rushed to the scene of Plainview near Whitlock, where neighbors said a man in his 40s was killed after being struck by a firework at 10:30 p.m.
Witnesses said the man was lighting the fireworks when one of them flew horizontally at him.
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About an hour later, firefighters were called to the same block for a suspicious house fire at 6459 Plainview on the west side.
Police are investigating.
Michigan loosened its fireworks laws in 2011, legalizing airborne fireworks.
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Opponents of the law are collecting petitions at Moveon.org.
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