UPDATE - The Fargo Police department has identified the man that was seriously injured after a firework blew up in his hands.

Officers say 46-year-old Richard Taskinen found a firework on the sidewalk near the No Bull bar in Downtown Fargo.

After the firework blew, it injured both of his hands.

Police say Taskinen will survive, but his injuries were "significant."

Taskinen does not have a permanent address.

ORIGINAL STORY - According to Sgt. VanLith with the Fargo Police Department, officers responded to the 600 Block of NP Ave, right outside of NoBull Smokehouse, around 8:11 Tuesday night.

Sgt. VanLith said when first responders arrived, they found a 46-year-old man with a significant hand injury.

The man told police he found a firework on the ground, lit it, and it went off in his hand.

The man was taken to Sanford Health and is expected to live.