‘It’s not a toy. It’s a bomb’: Firework accident victim sympathizes with those hurt in weekend fireworks disaster
SAN ANTONIO – Gatlin Magee, now nearly 28-years-old, was 17 when he lost his finger in a fireworks accident. “It doesn’t really matter how safe you’re being,” Magee said. Fireworks -- they’re bombs. Magee said he feels sorry for the victims in a viral video of two young men injured in a weekend street drag racing fireworks disaster. “If you’re going to do it, at least be safe with it and don’t treat it like a toy.