Area teen hurt by fireworks in Villa Grove

VILLA GROVE – A 16-year-old girl was burned Friday night by fireworks set off by the same company that had problems at Lodge Park near Monticello on Thursday night, injuring nine.

Because she's a minor, Villa Grove police officer Adam Deckard wouldn't release the girl's name but said she was from Rantoul and was taken to a Springfield hospital by helicopter around 9:45 p.m.

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