The death of a three-year-old victim from a New Year's fireworks explosion brings the death toll to four

The death of a three-year-old victim from a New Year's fireworks explosion brings the death toll to four

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow/Gray News) – A three-year-old victim of a massive New Year's fireworks explosion has died, Honolulu police announced Monday.

The boy died of his injuries in hospital several days after the explosion around 1:30 a.m. The Honolulu Medical Examiner's Office identified him as Cassius Ramos-Benigno.

The boy is the fourth fatality in the incident.

Six adult patients were transported to the mainland on Saturday by a US military aircraft for highly specialized care, the governor said. (KGMB, KHNL, NICK WENDRYCH, KENT THOMPSON, RECEIVED FROM KGMB, NAKAMOTO FAMILY, CNN, RECEIVED FROM KGMB/KHNL)

In addition, more than 20 other people were hospitalized in critical and serious condition.

Six victims with serious burn injuries were flown from Hawaii to Arizona over the weekend for further treatment.

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