[Dabhand16]

I guess it is only the thought that it could have been worse that is any consolation. Thank God it was not.

When I look back over the years that we have had fireworks in the garden, right from when I was a boy, it is a miracle that a serious accident did not happen. Note the word serious. When my boys were little I was very twitchy with fireworks.

Even properly organised displays are not without their accidents, there are usually one or two stories similar to yours most years. Problem is with them is that the fireworks are weapons grade and do a lot more damage if things go wrong.