UPDATED 1:35 p.m.
CLINTONVILLE, Wis. (AP) — Police have identified the 4-year-old girl killed in a fireworks explosion in Clintonville.
Authorities say Alyssa Chmielewski (chem-ah-LOO’-skee) suffered severe injuries to her neck area when the fireworks lit by her father exploded. She died at the scene.
Police say the 42-year-old father had put a number of fireworks in a metal tube and lit it about 10:30 p.m. Monday.
An autopsy is expected to be done Tuesday.
