Seven taken to hospital at Ford Fireworks: EMS
Essex-Windsor EMS responded to 14 calls for service after Monday's Ford Fireworks, resulting in seven people taken to hospital.
EMS told CTV News this information, outlining the number was for service calls exclusively in the designated fireworks area.
Emergency services were close by, with paramedics on utility task vehicles, bikes, and boats for quick response.
Most response efforts were related to medical events and minor traumas, citing heat as a likely factor.
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