Police in Northern Ireland are appealing for information after a two-year-old girl was injured by a firework outside a petrol station in Carrickmore.
Local policing Inspector McDonagh said officers received a report that a group of young people were throwing fireworks outside a petrol station in the Main Street area of the village at around 8.30pm on Saturday 31st October.
One firework thrown into the road partially exploded, then bounced back and exploded a second time beside a child who was in the area with her parents, the inspector said. The girl sustained a burn to her forearm, which required hospital treatment.
Reckless act near petrol station
Inspector McDonagh said the child was aged under two and that "it's only by sheer luck that the consequences of this reckless act weren't even more serious." He described the irresponsibility of throwing fireworks near a petrol station as shocking.
Four young men, aged in their mid-teens and wearing dark-coloured tracksuits, were involved, according to the inspector.
Appeal for information
Police have appealed to anyone with information on the identity of those responsible to contact them. Witnesses can use the police witness appeal form at reporting.psni.police.uk/appeals, quoting reference 1724 of 31/10/26.
Information can also be provided by calling 101 or contacting Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at crimestoppers-uk.org.
