A 51-year-old man from the Omro-Rushford Fire Department was taken to a hospital after being injured Monday night while setting off a fireworks display in the city of Omro.
Officials from the Omro-Rushford Fire Department said the accident occurred at 10:10 p.m. at Fox & Hounds Park during a mortar discharge.
First responders from the fire department and two paramedics from the city of Oshkosh Fire Department rendered immediate assistance to the injured firefighter, who was transported by ambulance to Aurora Medical Center in Oshkosh for treatment of hand and forearm injures.
The Omro-Rushford Fire Department is not releasing the name of the volunteer firefighter who was injured.
