SOUTH JORDAN Utah (ABC 4 News) - A man behind an amateur fireworks show that went awry said he didn't do anything wrong.
The fireworks were set off Saturday night at Daybreak in South Jordan. One of the fireworks went astray causing a garage fire and injuring at least two others.
"The minute I saw this thing go sideways across the ground ... into the garage and exploded I ran over with a hose and tried to put it out," said the man who didn't want his name revealed.
But when he arrived at the garage he knew it was too late.
Inside the garage was more fireworks that started exploding.
And soon, a neighborhood fireworks show was out of control.
"I could hear things hitting the other side of the door extremely hard (like) somebody with a baseball bat," he said. "I was nervous and moved away."
Those fireworks shot every which way.
One of those stray projectiles hit Ryan Fisher and caught his pants on fire.
"I could hear my wife screaming at me that my pants were on fire, but at the same time I could see the blood going down my legs from my cuts," Fisher said.
Fragments of the fireworks pierced his legs and was taken to a local hospital.
"It was disturbing to watch," said Kira Hansen who lives next door.
From their balcony, the Hansen's were watching the fireworks show go haywire
"I actually saw the box bounce off the ground and tilt off on its side and saw the firework go into the garage," said Ben Hansen.
The owner of the fireworks said he took precautions with two water hoses on hand, sand to douse flames and caution tape to keep people back.
"That was my number one priority, safety was key," he said.
He said every one he lit was legal under Utah's new fireworks law.
But when ABC 4 News pointed to several large cannisters, he implied they were illegal.
"Those were not even lit," he said.
When asked if he was planning to light them he answered this way.
"That's a stupid question," he responded.
But the cannisters were set on a display with fuses attached to them. Fire investigators said authorities will screen the case with prosecutors and believe the owner was in possession of illegal fireworks and did not have a permit.
