Scottown Fireworks Fire

The Scottown Fireworks Fire occurred on July 3, 1996, in Scottown, Ohio, when Todd Hall, a local resident, lit a box of firecrackers and tossed them into a crowded fireworks store, apparently as a prank. Nine people died in the ensuing fire and panic.

Mr Hall, who experienced a traumatic brain injury in 1987 and subsequently spent 6 weeks in a coma [cite news|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9C07E3DA1039F935A35754C0A960958260|title=Man Charged in Store Inferno Had Lobotomy as a Teen-Ager|publisher=New York Times|date=1996-07-06|accessdate=2008-09-14] , was ruled not legally competent to stand trial, and was institutionalized; as of 2008, he remains in secure care. [cite web|url=http://www.wtcr.com/cc-common/mainheadlines3.html?feed=118957&article=3403003|title=More treatment for Todd Hall|accessdate = 2008-09-14|author=Bill Cornwell|date=2008-03-13|publisher=WTCR]

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