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Fireworks likely mixed with birthday candles in Md. explosion

A 13-year-old girl and her parents were injured in the blast

The Associated Press

FINKSBURG, Md. — Officials say fireworks that may have been accidently mixed up with birthday candles exploded and injured a 13-year-old girl and her parents in their Maryland home.

Deputy Chief State Fire Marshal Allen Gosnell tells the Carroll County Times that on Tuesday there was a birthday and a cake and afterward there was a small explosion in the dining room.

The family members were in good condition at hospitals.

Gosnell says officials think the unsuspecting family lit the candles and fireworks mix.