5th person dies following massive New Year's Eve fireworks explosion in Hawaii
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A 29-year-old man has died nearly a month after sustaining serious burns from a massive fireworks explosion in Hawaii.
The man, whom authorities have not identified, became the fifth person to die in the New Year's Eve incident at a Honolulu home, a spokesperson with the Honolulu Police Department confirmed to CBS News Tuesday. He was among six victims recovering at the Arizona Burn Center.
Other victims killed by the fireworks included a 3-year-old boy, Cassius Ramos-Benigno, and three women, Carmelita Benigno, 61, Nelie Ibarra, 58, and Jennifer Van, 23, CBS Honolulu affiliate HNN reported.
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