Fargo   A man was severely injured when a firecracker went off in his hand outside a downtown Fargo bar.

Fargo police report, crews were called to the 600 block of NP Avenue, near the No Bull restaurant about 8:11 p.m. Tuesday, July 4, 2017  for the report of a fireworks incident.

Officers say a 46-year-old man found a firework in the parking lot located to the west of the restaurant, picked it up and lit it.

It exploded in his hands, causing injuries to both hands and significant injuries to his left.

A number of customers inside No Bull came to the man’s assistance after the incident.

Authorities say fireworks were the cause for a string of fires in the Fargo area during the July 4th holiday.

West Fargo Assistant Fire Chief Rory Jorgensen says fire calls started coming in to his department around 9 p.m. Tuesday, including two dumpster fires, several grass fires and a house fire.

Jorgensen says the homeowner had gathered up spent fireworks and thought the material was out when he put it in a garbage can next to the house.

Shortly after the West Fargo house fire call, West Fargo crews were called out to assist in fighting a house fire south of Fargo. Authorities say two possible sources for the fire will be investigated, including a possible lightning strike and spent fireworks put in a garbage can.