Fireworks can be dangerous!!!!

[Heilandee]

A timely reminder for this time of year.........Dont try this at home.......

A man is in hospital with severe internal injuries after trying to launch a powerful firework rocket from his backside.

Safety campaigners say they have never come across such a bizarre incident but it is thought the man, 22, could have been copying a scene from the controversial film Jackass: The Movie which shows a similar prank.

The incident in Sunderland was captured by a gang of youths and the fuzzy mobile phone footage shows a blinding white flash followed by hysterical laughter.

A spokeswoman for the North East Ambulance Service said: "We received a call stating there was a male who had a firework in his bottom and it was bleeding.

"He was attended to and taken to Sunderland Royal Hospital."

The victim is recovering at Sunderland Royal Hospital after sustaining horrific internal injuries including a scorched colon.

Safety experts on Thursday warned that misusing the explosives in such a senseless way can have serious consequences.

Police and paramedics were called to the Dame Dorothy Street area of Monkwearmouth, in Sunderland, after reports of the stunt.

The prank, involving a Black Cat Thunderbolt Rocket, has left safety officers bemused.

A spokesman for the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) said: "It's so unfortunate that someone is now paying the price for the misuse of fireworks. Let's not forget these are explosives. They come with specific instructions about how they should be used."

[Action Man]

Whit an erse!...... :015:

[Dmacca]

If this is true, yeah its a great laugh and all that (i can see the funny side here), but the idiot got what he deserved!! You gotta wonder about some people now a days!!

[Action Man]

He was actually a member of our armed forces.............................sleep well.

[Heilandee]

Sounds about right AM, wisnae a deckhand beh any chance was he?

[Kingsmills]

Where was the blue touch paper ?