direct to your inboxA man suffered serious burns after an 'old firework he found in the garage' exploded as he tried to dispose of it on the moors.
Paramedics and mountain rescuers treated the man following the incident at 3.25pm on Sunday at Indian Head, near Dovestones reservoir in Oldham.
He was taken to hospital with serious burns to his to his hands, legs, face and eyes.With light failing and temperatures falling, he'd earlier been helped down from the moors by two walkers.
A post on the Oldham Mountain Rescue Team Facebook page said: "After initially being unable to make contact with the casualty or the person who made the 999 call, we headed in the direction of their estimated whereabouts, ready to send search parties along the.
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