A series of explosions caused by fireworks in a residential area left more than two dozen people with burns and other injuries, officials said.

Emergency crews arrived to a chaotic and gruesome scene in a Honolulu neighborhood after a large New Year's firework tipped over after being lit and ignited a fiery, shrapnel-studded blast that killed three people and injured more than 20 others,

Honolulu fireworks blast, mayor says.