What are the odds?

Fireworks discharge: 1 in 340,733 Yes, they're bright and festive -- but they're also explosives, and potentially deadly. (Data for this gallery based on US residents' lifetime odds of dying from an incident. All numbers are from the National Safety Council, a nonprofit, nongovernmental, public service organization)

Fireworks discharge: 1 in 340,733

Yes, they're bright and festive -- but they're also explosives, and potentially deadly.

(Data for this gallery based on US residents' lifetime odds of dying from an incident. All numbers are from the National Safety Council, a nonprofit, nongovernmental, public service organization)
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