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Authorities in two states are investigating fatalities from two separate incidents involving fireworks over the July 4 holiday.

One woman in Michigan was killed and nine others were injured after a firework exploded at a home late Monday night, police say.

In Texas, a man was reported dead and four others hurt Tuesday morning when a house caught on fire from “fireworks explosions and other volatile incendiaries,” according to the Upshur County Sheriff’s Office.

The deaths come as officials have been issuing warnings to the public to be careful with fireworks during their Fourth of July celebrations.

Michigan police said Monday’s explosion happened at a home in Park Township, near the intersection of Main Street and N. 160th Avenue, at approximately 11 p.m., according to Grand Rapids ABC affiliate WZZM.

It is unclear if the explosion was caused by a manufacturing fault or by user error, but a lieutenant from the Ottowa County Sheriff’s Office told WZZM at the scene that a 43-year-old woman had died in the accident in Holland, Michigan, which is located some 30 miles west of Grand Rapids and nestled on the east side of Lake Michigan.

Nine others were hurt in the explosion and taken to a hospital, with the conditions of the victims ranging from minor to critical, the Ottowa County Sheriff’s Office told WZZM.

Several nearby homes and vehicles were also damaged in the blast, according to WZZM.

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