WARNING THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS GRAPHIC INJURY IMAGES A teenager's thumb was left hanging by a thread after his hand was nearly blown off by a powerful explosion from a firework.
Oldham lad Rio Diveney, 16, needed pins inserted into his thumb, before it was stitched back onto his hand. His entire hand was split down the middle after he ignited the gunpowder contained in the £25 rocket.
READ MORE: Dramatic scenes after fight breaks out between group of men armed with 'weapons' on Trafford street He also suffered burns to his chest, arms and abdomen.
After being taken to the Royal Oldham Hospital by the mother of one of his friends, he was later transferred to Wythenshawe Burns Unit for further treatment.
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