Capshaw A man should have his hand removed after waft up four fingers, while the chemicals used to detonate a rocket, “said Sheriff Mike Blakely.
Billy Gilbert Dowell, 48, of 15,349 Meneses Road, legally acquired the chemicals needed to make a rocket, a type of rocket, the Internet, “said the sheriff.
“He will not face any charges because what he bought is not illegal, and he agreed to give up the rest of the chemicals,” Blakely said.
East Limestone Fire Department had been called about 9:25 p.m. to a report of fireworks exploding in a man’s had. Gilbert was mixing chemicals for what he called “flash crackers,” when the explosion occurred, the sheriff said.
He was taken to Huntsville Hospital, where doctors amputated his hand, Blakely said. He was listed in good condition Wednesday, a hospital spokeswoman said.
Sheriff officials called the State Fire Marshal Office, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and the bomb squad of the state. “They shot the rest of what he had on Tuesday,” the sheriff said.