Fireworks injure kids

A FIREWORKS explosion has injured 39 people, including six children between the ages of 11 and 15, during a popular Cuban carnival on Christmas Eve, state-run media reports.

The centuries-old Parrandas festival in the central town of Remedios takes place every December 24 and draws thousands of Cubans and some tourists. “An unfortunate accident with fireworks occurred last night in Remedios,” the government’s Cubadebate internet news service reported.

The cause of the explosion was under investigation.