"Our injuries are not minor in any way. My husband may not walk again, I might not hear again and my poor 8-year-old daughter will walk with a limp," Ashley said.
"It was like a war zone"
Video shows the moment celebration turned to horror. A firework is shot off, but doesn't explode in the sky. People can be heard asking, "Where'd it go?" In another video, an explosion can be heard off camera. It appears a mortar misfired, striking several in the crowd.
In another video, Patrice is seen laying on the ground with a bloody leg, saying, "Get my wife! Get my wife!"
"It was like a war zone. They heard screaming and, and, and people were on fire," Belkin said.
There have been no arrests.
"I don't even understand how somebody would be able to get a 12-inch mortar on a residential block ... It's not like everyone was at a safe distance. They didn't block it off. It was just horrible," Belkin said.
At the address police list as the fireworks location, a resident declined comment.
Residents say an illegal fireworks display has been going on there for years.
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