The child was flown to Children's with serious injuries

Police: 2 boys hurt – 1 seriously – in explosion near Miami U.

Two 12-year-old boys were hurt after igniting a modified pyrotechnic explosive device Tuesday night near Miami University in Oxford, police said.Police said the boys were in an alley near East Withrow Street, near off-campus college housing, just before 8 p.m. when the device exploded.People nearby told police they heard a loud noise and then saw a child covered in blood.After the explosion, one of the boys was flown to Children's Hospital. Police said he had injuries mostly everywhere, but the brunt of them were to his upper body.His friend was hurt, but the injuries were minor, police said. He was treated at MCCullough-Hyde Hospital and was later taken to Children's Hospital. Oxford police said the incident remains under investigation.

Two 12-year-old boys were hurt after igniting a modified pyrotechnic explosive device Tuesday night near Miami University in Oxford, police said.

Police said the boys were in an alley near East Withrow Street, near off-campus college housing, just before 8 p.m. when the device exploded.


People nearby told police they heard a loud noise and then saw a child covered in blood.

After the explosion, one of the boys was flown to Children's Hospital. Police said he had injuries mostly everywhere, but the brunt of them were to his upper body.

His friend was hurt, but the injuries were minor, police said. He was treated at MCCullough-Hyde Hospital and was later taken to Children's Hospital.

Oxford police said the incident remains under investigation.