A person was injured from a fireworks mishap in Portage on Wednesday afternoon. At around 2 p.m., the Portage Department Of Public Safety (PDPS) Fire Division responded to a structure fire in the 1200 block of Holiday Lane. Crews arrived to find heavy smoke emitting from a pole barn structure. It was determined that the occupant was working on a fireworks display when a malfunction occurred, causing the display to activate and explode, PDPS said in a post. As the occupant was trying to extinguish the fire, they sustained minor injuries.
