According to witnesses, the teen was holding a large firework, pointing it away from himself while it was lit. When it went off, it shot through the bottom of the tube and hit him in the chest.

NAYTAHWAUSH, Minn. (KFGO/KVRR) – A 13-year-old boy died after a fireworks accident on the 4th of July. The Mahnomen County Sheriff’s Office says shortly after 11 p.m., deputies responded to a distress call at a home in Naytahwaush. Witnesses say Michael Turner was holding a large firework and pointing it away from himself while it was lit.

A 13-year-old boy has died after being struck by a firework in northwestern Minnesota on Friday night, according to the Mahnomen County Sheriff's Office.