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| Young man severely injured in Central Park explosion in NYC | Young man severely injured in Central Park explosion in NYC |
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| A 19-year-old tourist lost his foot in an explosion in New York’s Central Park, the cause of which is still unknown with some reports suggesting fireworks. | A 19-year-old tourist lost his foot in an explosion in New York’s Central Park, the cause of which is still unknown with some reports suggesting fireworks. |
| Emergency services were filmed at the scene along with a reported bomb squad and the NYPD counter-terrorism unit. | Emergency services were filmed at the scene along with a reported bomb squad and the NYPD counter-terrorism unit. |
| The young man, reportedly from Fairfax, Virginia, was climbing down from a rock structure when he stepped onto an explosive, severely injuring his left foot. | The young man, reportedly from Fairfax, Virginia, was climbing down from a rock structure when he stepped onto an explosive, severely injuring his left foot. |
| "He stepped on a rock or some object and there was an explosion that followed," a NYPD spokesman told Reuters. | |
| Officials said that the explosive was likely “an experiment with fireworks or explosives,” but added that it didn’t look like it was meant to deliberately hurt anyone. | |
| Investigators believe the explosive device was made by a “hobbyist” amateur or someone who is familiar with chemistry, said Mark Torre, commanding officer of the NYPD bomb squad. | |
| The victim's two friends said they didn't have any fireworks at the time of the accident, according to an eyewitness as quoted by The Daily News. | |
| "I saw his friends standing there panicking. I saw the young man laying on the grass. His foot is all but gone," said the eyewitness, adding he asked them if they had been using fireworks. | "I saw his friends standing there panicking. I saw the young man laying on the grass. His foot is all but gone," said the eyewitness, adding he asked them if they had been using fireworks. |
| "They said, 'We didn't have anything. He stepped on something!'" | "They said, 'We didn't have anything. He stepped on something!'" |
| A call reporting a possible explosion came in at 10:53 am local time, according to FDNY, and the victim was found with a “partial amputation,” reports PIX11 News. | A call reporting a possible explosion came in at 10:53 am local time, according to FDNY, and the victim was found with a “partial amputation,” reports PIX11 News. |
| The victim was reportedly taken to Bellevue hospital where he is said to be in a critical but stable condition. | The victim was reportedly taken to Bellevue hospital where he is said to be in a critical but stable condition. |
| The cause of the explosion is still unknown, but police are investigating whether the blast was caused by a firework, a day before NYC's Fourth of July pyrotechnics show. | The cause of the explosion is still unknown, but police are investigating whether the blast was caused by a firework, a day before NYC's Fourth of July pyrotechnics show. |
| Journalist Sarah Maslin Nir first reported running to the scene after hearing a “huge” explosion to find “a young man with his left leg blown off.” | Journalist Sarah Maslin Nir first reported running to the scene after hearing a “huge” explosion to find “a young man with his left leg blown off.” |
| The explosion coincidentally happened near the funeral for Elie Wiesel, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Holocaust survivor. | The explosion coincidentally happened near the funeral for Elie Wiesel, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Holocaust survivor. |
| READ MORE: Elie Wiesel, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Holocaust survivor, dies at 87 | READ MORE: Elie Wiesel, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Holocaust survivor, dies at 87 |