Teen lost eye after firework exploded in face

Teenager, 17, lost eye after ‘dud’ firework exploded in his face — Teenager Aleks Stasiukiewicz, from Hartlepool, lost his left eye in a tragic firework-related accident in November 2024. (University Hospitals Tees via SWNS)
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Teenager Aleks Stasiukiewicz, from Hartlepool, lost his left eye in a tragic firework-related accident in November 2024. (University Hospitals Tees via SWNS)
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By Ed Chatterton

The mom of a teenage boy who lost his sight when a firework exploded in his face has told of the horrific moment she watched as his eye “leaked down his face.”

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Aleks Stasiukiewicz after the firework accident in November 2024. (University Hospitals Tees via SWNS)
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