IRONTON-A 29-year-old Ironton man is being treated at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis after a firework exploded in his face.
The Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office was dispatched at 10:14 p.m. Wednesday, July 4, on the 17000 block of Snowshoe Drive in Ironton to a medical call involving fireworks. Upon arrival, deputies observed an ambulance transporting 29-year-old Derek Amerud to Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby with an apparent injury to his face.
Through the investigation deputies discovered Amerud was standing over an aerial firework being lit by another personl, the sheriff's office reported. Without warning, the firework exploded, striking Amerud in the face.
Amerud was later transferred by air care to HCMC and was in critical condition Friday.
The sheriff's office was assisted by the Crosby and Deerwood police departments.
