Some wounds suffered by six Hawaii residents flown to Arizona for medical treatment after a deadly illegal fireworks explosion on New Year’s are comparable to battlefield injuries

A 3-year-old boy who died Monday was the fourth person to succumb to injuries from a massive explosion of fireworks on New Year's Eve at a Honolulu home, and a doctor said six others faced long recoveries in Arizona ... the injured to Phoenix for treatment ...

PHOENIX — The U.S. military flew six victims from the tragic New Year's fireworks explosion in Honolulu to an Arizona facility due to limited bed space at Hawaii's only burn center, officials said.

The explosion in Honolulu, Hawaii, killed three women and injured more than 20 people, many of whom have burns over most of their bodies and six victims remain in a critical condition in Arizona

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - While six survivors of the Aliamanu fireworks explosion receive treatment in Arizona, some of their loved ones also made the trip to help in their recovery. Efforts are underway to help support these families during the difficult time away from home.

At the media briefing Monday, Dr. Kevin Foster, director of the Arizona Burn Center said the fireworks explosions patients who were flown there over the weekend have all undergone surgeries to remove the burns. But their care will be lengthy still with more surgeries planned this week.

All six patients transferred to Arizona are intubated and in medically induced comas, according to the Arizona Burn Center.

Of the dozens of people injured in the blast many are facing a long road to recovery with burns covering between 45% to nearly 80% of their bodies

Six Hawaii fireworks explosion victims are expected to stay at a Phoenix burn center for an extended time, doctors said Monday.

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The six victims are in their 20s and 30s, and all have extensive burns, according to Dr. Kevin Foster, director of the Arizona Burn Center.

PHOENIX, Ariz. (KVOA) — 6 critically burned victims from a deadly New Year's Day fireworks disaster in Honolulu Hawaii were airlifted to a Phoenix hospital for special treatment.