Five people were hospitalized after firefighters responded to a report of an explosion Friday at a Riverside County middle school.
The explosion was caused when a student lit a firework inside of a trashcan in the main campus quad, according to a statement from Ethan Chase Middle School in Menifee.
Thirteen additional people suffered minor injuries after the fireworks explosion, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.
The explosion was reported just after 10 a.m.
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