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Illegal fireworks have become readily available to Philadelphia's youth

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PHILADELPHIA - Over the past week, a 12-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl were severely injured in illegal firework explosions in Philadelphia, highlighting the abundant amount of explosives made available to the city's youth.

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney on Thursday called on Pennsylvania state legislature to once again make fireworks illegal in the city."I understand people's frustrations with the noise and I understand people's concern with poor kids who are kind of blowing off parts of their limbs," Kenney said.Kenney's remarks come less than 24 hours after a 16-year-old girl accidentally detonated an illegal firework on the second floor of a home in East Germantown and blew off a portion of her foot.On Tuesday, a 12-year-old boy.

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